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.

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1 .

What is meant by space tourism?

Touring the world only by flight

Reaching out to Mars

Scientific space exploration

Space travel for leisure

Correct Answer : Space travel for leisure

Published On : June 7, 2021

2 .

Orbital period of Halley's comet is ___ years

100

Correct Answer : 75

Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human lifetime.

Published On : June 7, 2021

3 .

The official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is

Cosmic Research

Space Science Reviews

Astrophysics and Space

Advances in Space Research

Correct Answer : Advances in Space Research

Advances in Space Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published 24 times per year by Elsevier. It was established in 1981 and is the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).

Published On : June 7, 2021

4 .

Which one is called the dwarf planet?

Mercury

Venus

Moon

Pluto

Correct Answer : Pluto

When Pluto was discovered in 1930 , it was called the ninth planet in our solar system, but its status as a fully fledged planet came into question in the 1990s. Pluto was officially reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 . The best-known dwarf planet, Pluto is also the largest in size and the second largest in mass.

Published On : June 7, 2021

5 .

The most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is

Fermi

Nanometre

Micron

Angstrom

Correct Answer : Fermi

This means that the nuclear radius is of the order of fermi. Hence, the most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is Fermi.

Published On : June 7, 2021

6 .

The color of tomatoes is due to the presence of

Carotenoids

Flavanoids

Mineral Salts

Vitamins

Correct Answer : Flavanoids

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7 .

Which element has the highest electronegativity

Copper

Francium

Gallium

Flourine

Correct Answer : Flourine

Electronegativity increases from bottom to top in groups, and increases from left to right across periods. Thus, fluorine is the most electronegative element, while francium is one of the least electronegative.

Published On : June 7, 2021

8 .

Total number of elements currently in the Periodic Table

113

118

122

Correct Answer : 118

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9 .

Which one is the largest part of human brain

Cerebellum

Cerebrum

Hippocampus

Brain Stem

Correct Answer : Cerebrum

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10 .

Which one is the nearest planet to the earth

Mercury

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Correct Answer : Mercury

Essentially because Mercury is closest to the Sun, when taking an average over time, Mercury is the closest planet to the Earth, and—in that measure—it is the closest planet to each of the other planets in the Solar System.

Published On : June 7, 2021