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 .

Oparin's theory about 'Origin of life' is related to

biological evolution

chemical evolution

artificial evolution

physical evolution

Correct Answer : chemical evolution

Published On : June 8, 2021

2 .

In 2015, underground glaciers of frozen water were discovered on

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Jupiter

Correct Answer : Mars

IN 2015, Scientists had discovered belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water equivalent to over 150 billion cubic metres on Mars. Scientist deducted the sources based on radar measurements from the NASA satellite and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Published On : June 8, 2021

3 .

Entomology is the science that studies

The formation of rocks

Human Behaviors

Birds

Insects

Correct Answer : Insects

Entomology is the study of insects. More than one million different species of insect have been described to date. They are the most abundant group of animals in the world and live in almost every habitat.

Published On : June 8, 2021

4 .

Coriolis force is maximum at

Oceans

Poles

Equators

None of the above

Correct Answer : Poles

Earth's rotational effects on horizontally and freely moving objects are greatest at the poles; therefore, the Coriolis effect is greatest at the poles.

Published On : June 8, 2021

5 .

Karosene is a mixture of

Hydrogen Peroxide

Carbohydrates

Hydrocarbons

None of the above

Correct Answer : Hydrocarbons

Chemically, kerosene is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The chemical composition depends on its source, but it usually consists of about 10 different hydrocarbons, each containing 10 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule.

Published On : June 8, 2021

6 .

Sound cannot be reflected by

Vacuum

Mercury

Liquid

Solid

Correct Answer : Vacuum

When travelling through air, the speed of sound is about 330 metres per second (m/s). Sound cannot travel through a vacuum because there are no particles to carry the vibrations.

Published On : June 8, 2021

7 .

One celsius is equal to how many fahrenheit

33.8

32.1

30.6

28.3

Correct Answer : 33.8

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8 .

Total number of bones in a human rib cage

Correct Answer : 24

The rib cage surrounds the lungs and the heart, serving as an important means of bony protection for these vital organs.In total, the rib cage consists of the 12 thoracic vertebrae and the 24 ribs, in addition to the sternum.

Published On : June 8, 2021

9 .

Which one is the closest star to our solar system

Ross 154

Barnard's Star

Proxima Centauri

Sirius A and B

Correct Answer : Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our own, is still 40,208,000,000,000 km away. (Or about 268,770 AU.)

Published On : June 8, 2021

10 .

What is the SI unit of electric current

Watt

Volt

Ohm

Ampere

Correct Answer : Ampere

The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 ×10⁻¹⁹ when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of ∆νCs

Published On : June 8, 2021