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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 .
What is the number of Galilean moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in January 1610?
A)
2
B)
3
C)
4
D)
5

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 4

Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – four(4) satellites of Jupiter – are popularly referred to as the Galilean moons. This is because these moons were discovered by the famed Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in January 1610. And that discovery brought about astronomical changes to our perception of the solar system.

Published On : June 7, 2021
2 .
What does pluviometer Gauge measured
A)
Rain
B)
Plot
C)
Heat
D)
Density

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rain

A rain gauge (also known as an udometer, pluviometer, ombrometer, and hyetometer) is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined period of time.

Published On : June 7, 2021
3 .
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named two mountains ranges on the dwarf planet Pluto-after whom ?
A)
Tenzing Norgay and Arunima Sinha
B)
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
C)
Arunima Sinha and Edmund Hillary
D)
Edmund Hillary and Kalpana Chawla

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Amsterdam, Sep 8 (IANS) Assigning the first set of official names of surface features on Pluto, the International Astronomical Union has approved a mountain range on the icy dwarf planet to be named after Tenzing Norgay.

Published On : June 7, 2021
4 .
Cerebral Malaria is caused by
A)
Plasmodium Ovale
B)
Plasmodium falciparum
C)
Plasmodium Malariae
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Plasmodium falciparum

Cerebral malaria is the most severe neurological complication of infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It is a clinical syndrome characterized by coma and asexual forms of the parasite on peripheral blood smears.

Published On : June 7, 2021
5 .
The full form of HIV is
A)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
B)
Human Interactive System
C)
Human Immunopositive Virus
D)
Human Immune Virus

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases.

Published On : June 7, 2021
6 .
The pH value of blood is
A)
5.0
B)
6.1
C)
7.4
D)
9.1

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 7.4

Blood is normally slightly basic, with a normal pH range of about 7.35 to 7.45. Usually the body maintains the pH of blood close to 7.40. A doctor evaluates a person's acid-base balance by measuring the pH and levels of carbon dioxide (an acid) and bicarbonate (a base) in the blood.

Published On : June 7, 2021
7 .
Natural system of classification was proposed by __________ botanists
A)
Swedish
B)
Indian
C)
German
D)
British

Correct Answer : Option (D) - British

The best and a highly recognised natural system of classification was proposed by George Bentham and Sir Joseph Hooker, two great British botanists associated with Royal Botanical Garden at Kew, in their General Plantarum (1862-1883).

Published On : June 7, 2021
8 .
The confirmation test for AIDS is
A)
Western blot
B)
Biopsy
C)
ELISA
D)
X-ray

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Western blot

ELISA Test ELISA, which stands for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, is used to detect HIV infection. If an ELISA test is positive, the Western blot test is usually administered to confirm the diagnosis.

Published On : June 7, 2021
9 .
The list of endangered species is released by
A)
WWW
B)
BBC
C)
IUCN
D)
UN

Correct Answer : Option (C) - IUCN

The IUCN Red List has listed 132 species of plants and animals from India as "Critically Endangered".

Published On : June 7, 2021
10 .
The filament of an electric bulb is made of
A)
Graphite
B)
Tungsten
C)
Iron
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tungsten

Incandescent light bulbs consist of an air-tight glass enclosure (the envelope, or bulb) with a filament of tungsten wire inside the bulb, through which an electric current is passed.

Published On : June 7, 2021