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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 condition does not affect the eyes?
A)
Melanoma
B)
Trachoma
C)
Glaucoma
D)
Presbyopia

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Melanoma

Published On : May 30, 2021
2 .
Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?
A)
Syphilis
B)
Influenza
C)
Tetanus
D)
Diphtheria

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Influenza

Published On : May 30, 2021
3 .
Which scientist discovered that germs caused disease?
A)
Louis Pasteur
B)
Jonas Salk
C)
Alexander Fleming
D)
Edward Jenner

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Louis Pasteur

Still, it has been little more than a century and a half since Robert Koch made the discoveries that led Louis Pasteur to describe how small organisms called germs could invade the body and cause disease.

Published On : May 30, 2021
4 .
Citrus canker is a disease caused by
A)
Virus
B)
Fungi
C)
Bacteria
D)
Protozoa

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bacteria

Citrus canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, affects the leaves, twigs and fruit of citrus plants causing the leaves to drop and unripe fruit to fall to the ground. All types of citrus are affected by the disease.

Published On : May 30, 2021
5 .
Which of the following conditions does not affect the bones?
A)
Gout
B)
Rickets
C)
Arthritis
D)
Athlete's foot

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Athlete's foot

Published On : May 30, 2021
6 .
Which disease does not affect the skin?
A)
Tetanus
B)
Vitiligo
C)
Psoriasis
D)
Leprosy

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Tetanus

Published On : May 30, 2021
7 .
Thrombosis is a disorder related to the :
A)
thyroid
B)
blood
C)
lungs
D)
nervous system

Correct Answer : Option (B) - blood

When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss. Even when a blood vessel is not injured, blood clots may form in the body under certain conditions.

Published On : May 30, 2021
8 .
Trachoma is a disease of
A)
liver
B)
lings
C)
throat
D)
eyes

Correct Answer : Option (D) - eyes

Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible. It is a public health problem in 44 countries, and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people.

Published On : May 30, 2021
9 .
The number of chromosomes in a person affected with Downs Syndrome is
A)
45
B)
46
C)
47
D)
48

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 47

Normally, at the time of conception a baby inherits genetic information from its parents in the form of 46 chromosomes: 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. In most cases of Down syndrome, a child gets an extra chromosome 21 — for a total of 47 chromosomes instead of 46.

Published On : May 30, 2021
10 .
The condition in which body starts losing heat faster than it can generate is known as
A)
Hypothermia
B)
Hyperthermia
C)
Exothermia
D)
Endothermia

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C).

Published On : May 30, 2021