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 metal is present in insulin
A)
Tin
B)
Zinc
C)
Aluminium
D)
Copper

Correct Answer :   Zinc

Published On : June 9, 2021
2 .
Which was the first satellite to be repaired in space
A)
Solar Max
B)
Challenger
C)
Palapa
D)
Discovery

Correct Answer :   Solar Max

In fact, the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) was the first satellite to be repaired in space. SMM was launched using a conventional rocket in 1980. It was retrieved by STS-13 in 1984.

Published On : June 9, 2021
3 .
The correct pair is
A)
Vitamin B1-Retinol
B)
Vitamin B2-Riboflavin
C)
Vitamin B6-Niacin
D)
Vitamin C-Calcifero

Correct Answer :   Vitamin B2-Riboflavin

Published On : June 9, 2021
4 .
What is the basic mineral used in making glass
A)
Soda ash
B)
Lime Stone
C)
Silica
D)
Sand

Correct Answer :   Silica

Silica is the major ingredient in virtually all types of glass including containers, flat glass, lighting glass, tableware, TV tubes and screens, decorative glass, fibreglass, optical glass and vacuum flasks.

Published On : June 9, 2021
5 .
Which one is used as Petrol additive
A)
Urethane
B)
Isobutanol
C)
Strontium Nitrate
D)
Tetraethyl Lead

Correct Answer :   Tetraethyl Lead

Published On : June 9, 2021
6 .
Radium is obtained from which mineral
A)
Haematite
B)
Pitchblende
C)
Limestone
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Pitchblende

Thus, radium is found in tiny quantities in the uranium ore uraninite and various other uranium minerals, and in even tinier quantities in thorium minerals. One ton of pitchblende typically yields about one seventh of a gram of radium

Published On : June 9, 2021
7 .
Which of the following non-metals is a liquid at room temperature
A)
Bromine
B)
Sulphur
C)
Carbon
D)
Iodine

Correct Answer :   Bromine

Published On : June 9, 2021
8 .
Which of the following principles is associated with Optical Fibre
A)
Refraction
B)
Total Internal reflection
C)
Interference
D)
Scattering

Correct Answer :   Total Internal reflection

Published On : June 9, 2021
9 .
The first synthetically prepared organic compound was
A)
Glucose
B)
Methane
C)
Urea
D)
Benzene

Correct Answer :   Urea

Friedrich Wöhler was the first to synthesize an organic compound from an inorganic substance. In 1828, he synthesized urea by slowly evaporating a water solution of ammonium cyanate, which he had prepared by adding silver cyanate to ammonium chloride.

Published On : June 9, 2021
10 .
Kg m² per sec is the unit of
A)
Power
B)
Energy
C)
Momentum
D)
Angular Momentum

Correct Answer :   Angular Momentum

Published On : June 9, 2021
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