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 .

What is the name of the web based Geo Portal developed by ISRO and made available for public use

Akash

Prithvi

Bhuvan

Gagan

Correct Answer : Bhuvan

Bhuvan, (lit: Earth), is an Indian web based utility which allows users to explore a set of map based content prepared by Indian Space Research Organisation.

Published On : June 12, 2021

2 .

Which of the coolant is used in Fast Breeder Reactors

Heavy Water

Light Water

Liquid Sodium

Liquid Helium

Correct Answer : Liquid Sodium

Liquid Sodium : Fast the most promising type of breeder reactor is the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR), which operates by using liquid sodium as its coolant, and breeds plutonium from uranium-238.

Published On : June 12, 2021

3 .

“Electroencephalogram” is used to obtain information regarding which of the body organs

Kidney

Brain

Heart

Liver

Correct Answer : Brain

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4 .

A device which would not work on the moon is

Spring balance

Spectrometer

Thermometer

Siphon

Correct Answer : Siphon

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5 .

Why does the outside of a glass filled with cold water become wet

Due to diffusion of water through glass

Due to propagation of water on the surface of walls of glass

Due to condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere

None of the above

Correct Answer : Due to condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere

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6 .

Scorpion venom contains toxins which are

Proteins

Cyanides

Alkalis

Vitamins

Correct Answer : Proteins

Scorpion venom contains a very small protein chain called chlorotoxin, only 36 amino acids long. This tiny protein has a very powerful effect though. It is perfectly shaped to block chloride channels and stop chloride ions from entering muscle cells.

Published On : June 12, 2021

7 .

The colour of a blue litmus paper will turns _________ when you put a drop of acid on it

pink

yellow

green

red

Correct Answer : red

When we put a drop of acid on blue litmus paper then it turns red. Whereas, we put a drop of acid on red litmus paper then it remains red. - Under basic or alkaline conditions red litmus paper turns blue, with colour change occurring over the pH range of 4.5-8.3.

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8 .

What is the full form of RLV in rocket terminology

Retreating Launch Vehicle

Repeat Launch Vehicle

Retro Launch Vehicle

Reusable Launch Vehicle

Correct Answer : Reusable Launch Vehicle

Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration Program or RLV-TD is a series of technology demonstration missions that have been considered as a first step towards realizing a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) fully re-usable vehicle.

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9 .

The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is

Bagasse

Molasses

Paper-pulp

Khandasari

Correct Answer : Molasses

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10 .

Hydrogen was discovered by

Henry Cavendish

Antoine Lavoisier

Christiaan Huygens

Fred Sanger

Correct Answer : Henry Cavendish

Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. With a standard atomic weight of 1.008, hydrogen is the lightest element in the periodic table. Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe, constituting roughly 75% of all baryonic mass.

Published On : June 12, 2021