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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 .
India's first supercomputer is known as
A)
SAGA
B)
EKA
C)
PARAM 8000
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   PARAM

Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is best known as the architect of India's national initiative in supercomputing where he led the development of Param supercomputers. He developed the first Indian supercomputer, the PARAM 8000, in 1991 and later the PARAM 10000 in 1998.

Param Shivay, the first supercomputer assembled indigenously, was installed in IIT (BHU), followed by Param Shakti and Param Brahma at IIT-Kharagpur and IISER, Pune, respectively.

Published On : June 5, 2021
2 .
Who is the exponent of Continental Drift Theory?
A)
Holmes
B)
Wegener
C)
Pratt
D)
Gregory

Correct Answer :   Wegener

The theory of continental drift is most associated with the scientist Alfred Wegener. In the early 20th century, Wegener published a paper explaining his theory that the continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other.

Published On : June 5, 2021
3 .
What is the name of world’s first typhoid vaccine that has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organisation?
A)
Vivotif
B)
Typherix
C)
Typhim VI
D)
Typbar Typhoid Conjugate

Correct Answer :   Typbar Typhoid Conjugate

Biological ELimited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company, has announced that its Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) has been pre-qualified by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Published On : June 5, 2021
4 .
Which of the following is the outermost solid part of the Earth?
A)
Caldera
B)
Crust
C)
Core
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Crust

The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.

Published On : June 5, 2021
5 .
The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve
A)
wetlands
B)
rivers
C)
oceans
D)
deserts

Correct Answer :   wetlands

The Convention's mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. Wetlands are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems.

Published On : June 5, 2021
6 .
The Surface-to-air, Akash missile, was test fired from
A)
Pokhran
B)
Sriharikota
C)
Thumba
D)
Abdul Kalam Island

Correct Answer :   Abdul Kalam Island

Abdul Kalam Island is located in the Bay of Bengal approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the eastern coast of India and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Chandipur in Balasore district, Odisha.

On 24 May 2012, India successfully test fired Akash missile to revalidate technology and operational efficacy. On 1 June 2012, the Air Force version of the missile with a strike range of 25 km was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
 

Published On : June 5, 2021
7 .
In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on?
A)
Betwa River
B)
Betwa River
C)
Son River
D)
Ken River

Correct Answer :   Betwa River

Rajghat Dam is an Inter-state Dam project of the Government of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh being constructed on Betwa River about 14 km from Historical place Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh.

Published On : June 4, 2021
8 .
Which of the following river is not a list of five rivers of Punjab
A)
Sutlej
B)
Beas
C)
Tista
D)
Ravi

Correct Answer :   Tista

It is called Punjab because it has five rivers namely- Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Chenab being the largest.

Published On : June 4, 2021
9 .
Sabarmati River flows through which states
A)
Haryana
B)
Odisha
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Gujarat

Correct Answer :   Gujarat

The catchment area of the Sabarmati basin is 21,674 km² (8,368 sq mi) out of which 4,124 km² (1,592 sq mi) lies in Rajasthan State and the remaining 18,550 km² (7,160 sq mi) in Gujarat.

Published On : June 4, 2021
10 .
Guwahati is situated at the bank of river
A)
Chambal River
B)
Mahi River
C)
Brahmaputra River
D)
Yamuna River

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra River

Guwahati lies between the banks of the Brahmaputra River and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the west and the town of Narengi to the east.

Published On : June 4, 2021