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 .
Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitogen is known as
A)
Denitrification
B)
Ammonification
C)
Nitrification
D)
Putrefacation

Correct Answer :   Denitrification

Published On : June 12, 2021
2 .
A time series graph is also known as
A)
Ogive
B)
Histogram
C)
Bar diagram
D)
Frequency polygon

Correct Answer :   Histogram

Published On : June 12, 2021
3 .
The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called
A)
Andromeda
B)
Milky way
C)
Solar system
D)
Constellation

Correct Answer :   Constellation

The patterns of stars seen in the sky are usually called constellations, although more acurately, a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky is called an asterism. ... Astronomers use the term constellation to refer to an area of the sky.

Published On : June 12, 2021
4 .
Freons cause great environmental damage. They are
A)
Mixed chlorofluoro-hydrocarbons
B)
Mixed sulphur gases
C)
Mixed carbon gases
D)
Free gases

Correct Answer :   Mixed chlorofluoro-hydrocarbons

Published On : June 12, 2021
5 .
When ants bite, they inject
A)
Stearic acid
B)
Formic acid
C)
Methanol
D)
Glacial acetic acid

Correct Answer :   Formic acid

Published On : June 12, 2021
6 .
The cycling of elements in an ecosystem is called
A)
Chemical cycles
B)
Geological cycles
C)
Geochemical cycles
D)
Biogeochemical cycles

Correct Answer :   Biogeochemical cycles

The biogenetic nutrients are essential elements required by organisms for their body-building and metabolism which are provided by earth and returned to earth after the death of organisms and/or through excreta of animals. So, the correct answer is 'Biogeochemical cycle'

Published On : June 12, 2021
7 .
Which of the following gets deficient in the human body due to Dengue fever
A)
Haemoglobin
B)
Platelets
C)
Water
D)
Sugar

Correct Answer :   Platelets

Published On : June 12, 2021
8 .
Homology is evidence of
A)
Divergent evolution
B)
Convergent evolution
C)
Common ancestry
D)
Punctuated evolution

Correct Answer :   Common ancestry

In biology, Homology is defined as any characteristic of biological organisms that is derived from a common ancestor.  Hence, Homology is evidence of Common ancestry.

Published On : June 12, 2021
9 .
Which energy source generates the least greenhouse gases?
A)
Fossil fuels energy
B)
Nuclear energy
C)
Solar energy
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   Fossil fuels energy

Fossil fuels energy source generates the least greenhouse gases. Of them, i.e, oil, natural gas and coal, natural gas source generates the least greenhouse gases.

Published On : June 12, 2021
10 .
Free-floating anxiety refers to anxiety that is
A)
unrelated to any realistic, known source
B)
related to a realistic source
C)
related to a specific event
D)
related to a specific object

Correct Answer :   unrelated to any realistic, known source

Free-floating anxiety is a general sense of uneasiness that is not tied to any particular object or specific situation. The term is often used to describe feelings of discomfort, nervousness, worry, and anxiety that appear for seemingly no reason.

Published On : June 12, 2021
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