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General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .
Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following ?
A)
Hearing
B)
Smell
C)
Tactile
D)
Taste

Correct Answer :   Taste

Published On : June 8, 2021
2 .
A fresh egg when placed in salt water will
A)
float
B)
burst
C)
sink and go to the bottom
D)
sink but will not go to the bottom

Correct Answer :   float

Published On : June 8, 2021
3 .
Living things constitute the biotic component of the_____
A)
thermosphere
B)
heliosphere
C)
biosphere
D)
mesosphere

Correct Answer :   biosphere

Published On : June 8, 2021
4 .
Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by
A)
Caventou
B)
Pelletier
C)
Chlorophyll
D)
Caventou and Pelletier

Correct Answer :   Caventou and Pelletier

Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817.

Published On : June 8, 2021
5 .
Mangifera indica is the scientific name of
A)
Guava
B)
Mango
C)
Jack fruit
D)
Amla

Correct Answer :   Mango

Mangifera indica (MI), also known as mango, aam, it has been an important herb in the Ayurvedic and indigenous medical systems for over 4000 years.

Published On : June 8, 2021
6 .
A ________________ is known by different names in different parts of the world. It is called a ‘hurricane’ in North America.
A)
whirlpool
B)
twister
C)
cyclone
D)
funnel

Correct Answer :   cyclone

A cyclone can be defined as a low atmospheric pressure area around which a large scale air mass rotates. The cyclone has different names in different parts of the world. 

Published On : June 8, 2021
7 .
Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?
A)
Exosphere
B)
Ionosphere
C)
Mesosphere
D)
Stratosphere

Correct Answer :   Exosphere

Exosphere. Although some experts consider the thermosphere to be the uppermost layer of our atmosphere, others consider the exosphere to be the actual "final frontier" of Earth's gaseous envelope.

Published On : June 8, 2021
8 .
When warm air rises up and cold air from the surrounding areas rushes in to fill its place then this sets up ________________ in air.
A)
conduction
B)
convection
C)
agitation
D)
radiation

Correct Answer :   convection

When warm air rises up and cold air from the surrounding areas rushes in to fill its place then this sets up convection in air.
 
* When warm air rises, the air pressure at that place gets lowered. The cold air from the surrounding areas rushes in to fill its place. This sets up convection currents in the air.
* Wind currents are generated due to uneven heating on the earth.
* Convection is the process by which the transmission of heat takes place through a substance from one point to another due to actual bodily movement of heated particles of the substance.

Published On : June 8, 2021
9 .
The study of Cells is also known as
A)
Cellology
B)
Nucleology
C)
Physiology
D)
Cytology

Correct Answer :   Cytology

Published On : June 8, 2021
10 .
Silk worms feed on
A)
Mulberry leaves
B)
Basil leaves
C)
Curry leaves
D)
Rose leaves

Correct Answer :   Mulberry leaves

Domesticated silkworms are the foundation of sericulture. Silkworms predominately feeds on mulberry leaves.

Published On : June 8, 2021