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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 .
Who is the first space tourist
A)
Richard Garriot
B)
Dennis Tito
C)
Jake Garn
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Dennis Tito

Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, spent eight days at the International Space Station in 2001.

Published On : June 8, 2021
2 .
Who is known as the inventor of Hydrogen bomb
A)
Edward Teller
B)
Enrico Fermi
C)
Hans Bethe
D)
George Gamow

Correct Answer :   Edward Teller

Edward Teller, the 'father of the H-bomb', has died aged 95. Teller was one of the most controversial figures to emerge from the US nuclear-weapons programme instigated during the Second World War.

Published On : June 8, 2021
3 .
Which one is the biggest planetarium in India
A)
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
B)
Birla Panetarium, Hyderabad
C)
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
D)
Guwahati Planetarium

Correct Answer :   Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

Situated at Chowringhee Road adjacent to the Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Maidan in South Kolkata, it is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest planetarium in the world and First in India.

Published On : June 8, 2021
4 .
A deep crack in a glacier is called
A)
A crack
B)
A cleft
C)
A crevasse
D)
A crevice

Correct Answer :   A crevasse

A crevasse is simply a deep crack in a glacier or ice sheet.

Published On : June 8, 2021
5 .
The 'solid waste' is also known as
A)
Sedge
B)
Sludge
C)
Scrubber
D)
Toxic waste

Correct Answer :   Sludge

Published On : June 8, 2021
6 .
According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?
A)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
B)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
C)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
D)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

Correct Answer :   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Published On : June 8, 2021
7 .
What is the name of event caused by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid around 15 December of every year?
A)
Perseid Meteor display
B)
Draconid Meteor display
C)
Lyrid Meteor display
D)
Geminid Meteor display

Correct Answer :   Geminid Meteor display

The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit.

Published On : June 8, 2021
8 .
Which of the following are the smaller planets than the size of the Earth?
A)
Venus and Mars
B)
Neptune and Mars
C)
Uranus and Mars
D)
Neptune and Venus

Correct Answer :   Venus and Mars

Published On : June 8, 2021
9 .
Which of the following is Study of fossils ?
A)
Etiology
B)
Ethology
C)
Anthropology
D)
Palaeontology

Correct Answer :   Palaeontology

The study of fossils is called paleontology, from the Greek meaning 'ancient (paleo-) being (onto-) study (-logy)'. Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists.

Published On : June 8, 2021
10 .
Biofortification is a_____
A)
method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value
B)
strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants
C)
method of developing resistance to insect pests
D)
method of plant breeding for disease resistance

Correct Answer :   method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value

Published On : June 8, 2021