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 .

Azadirachta indica is the scientific name of

Mango Tree

Neem Tree

Papaya Tree

Pipal tree

Correct Answer : Neem Tree

Neem tree is mainly cultivated in the Indian subcontinent. Neem is a member of the mahogany family, Meliaceae. Today it is known by the botanical name Azadirachta indica.

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2 .

Who called "Protoplasm" as the "Physical basis of life"

Darwin

Lamarck

Huxley

Oparin

Correct Answer : Huxley

Thomas Huxley (1869) later referred to it as the "physical basis of life" and considered that the property of life resulted from the distribution of molecules within this substance.

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3 .

The device which does not have frequency dependent properties of its own is known as

Resistor

Capacitor

Inductor

All of the above

Correct Answer : Resistor

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4 .

Human Beings belong to which category of the ecosystem?

Zooplankton

Herbivores

Carnivores

Omnivores

Correct Answer : Omnivores

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5 .

Sugarcane is a type of

tree

shrub

grass

creeper

Correct Answer : grass

Sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum), perennial grass of the family Poaceae, primarily cultivated for its juice from which sugar is processed. Most of the world's sugarcane is grown in subtropical and tropical areas.

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6 .

A hard coal containing little volatile matter is called

Loess

Anthracite

Lava

Atoll

Correct Answer : Anthracite

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7 .

Epigraphy is the study of which of the following?

Inscriptions

Temples

Birds

Coins

Correct Answer : Inscriptions

Epigraphy (Ancient Greek: ἐπιγραφή, "inscription") is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

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8 .

Major portion of the earth's crust is mainly constituted by

Silicon and Iron

Silicon and Aluminium

Oxygen and Silicon

Oxygen and Iron

Correct Answer : Oxygen and Silicon

Silicon 28%, aluminum 8.2%, iron 5.6%, calcium 4.2%, sodium 2.5%, magnesium 2.4%, potassium, 2.0%, and titanium 0.61% also comprise the crust. Given the abundance of oxygen and silicon, the silicates are the most abundant minerals in the earth's crust.

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9 .

A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

Fjord

Bay

strait

Sound

Correct Answer : Bay

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10 .

Which of these resources cannot be renewed?

Coal

Natural gas

Petroleum

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

Non-renewable resources are those natural resources that are available in limited quantity. These resources cannot be renewed or replenished in short duration.

Examples are : Natural gas, Petroleum, Coal,...

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