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 .

Which one of the following is India’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range subsonic cruise missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms?

Nirbhay

Akash

Astra

Shankhnaad

Correct Answer : Nirbhay

Nirbhay missile is India's first indigenously designed and developed is a long-range surface-to-surface nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile developed indigenously by the DRDO. It is capable to engage several targets in a single flight. It is capable of carrying multiple payloads including nuclear warheads.

Published On : June 11, 2021

2 .

In a food chain, what is the difference between primary consumers and secondary consumers?

Primary consumers eat only plants, secondary consumers eat primary consumers

Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers, secondary consumers eat plants and decomposed matter

Primary consumers eat other consumers, secondary consumers eat only plants

Primary consumers eat plants and decomposed matter, secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers

Correct Answer : Primary consumers eat only plants, secondary consumers eat primary consumers

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3 .

The number of neutrons in an atom is equal to the :

atomic number

Mass number

Mass number - atomic number

Number of electrons

Correct Answer : Mass number - atomic number

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4 .

Which of the following is an ore of iron?

Epsom Salt

Dolomite

Galena

Siderite

Correct Answer : Siderite

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5 .

Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of the following?

Protein

Carbohydrate

Vitamin 'C'

Calcium

Correct Answer : Vitamin 'C'

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6 .

In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the centre and the metaxylem lies towards the periphery of the organ. This type of primary xylem is called

Xylem fibres

Endarch

Exarch

Xylem parenchyma

Correct Answer : Endarch

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7 .

Emblica officinalis is the scientific name of

Amla

Peepal

Drumstick

Mango

Correct Answer : Amla

Indian gooseberry or amla, scientifically known as Emblica officinalis Gaertn or Phyllanthus emblica Linn, is arguably the most important medicinal plant in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda, and in various traditional folk systems of medicine in the Southeast Asia.

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8 .

_____is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

Erosion

Abrasion

Attrition

Weathering

Correct Answer : Erosion

Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice. The eroded material is carried away or transported by water, wind, etc. and eventually deposited. This process of erosion and deposition create different landforms on the surface of the earth.

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9 .

Name the metal that can be easily cut with a knife

Gold

Copper

Aluminium

Sodium

Correct Answer : Sodium

Sodium is an alkali metal and is so soft that it can be easily cut by knife.

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10 .

Who was the first Indian astronomer to calculate the time taken by earth to orbit the sun?

Ved Bhatnagara

Bhaskaracharya

Bishu devtamapi

Aryabhatta

Correct Answer : Bhaskaracharya

Bhaskaracharya was an Indian astronomer and mathematician he was born in Bijapur (Karnataka). In his treatise 'Surya Sidhanta'he Calculated the time taken by the Earth to orbit the sun upto nine decimal places.

Published On : June 11, 2021