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 .
The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by
A)
Robert Edwards
B)
Jonas Salk
C)
James Simpson
D)
JH Gibbon

Correct Answer :   Jonas Salk

An inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV) developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and first used in 1955, and. A live attenuated (weakened) oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Dr. Albert Sabin and first used in 1961.

Published On : May 29, 2021
2 .
Which of the following disease is not transmitted by Aedes aegypti?
A)
Dengue
B)
Chikungunya
C)
Yellow fever
D)
Chicken-pox

Correct Answer :   Chicken-pox

Published On : May 29, 2021
3 .
Using purgatives on a regular basis is harmful to health. Which deficiency does it cause?
A)
Iodine
B)
Potassium
C)
Chromium
D)
Iron

Correct Answer :   Potassium

Published On : May 29, 2021
4 .
What is the condition known as, in which the body does not get its fair share of nutrients, either from starvation, or as a result of poor absorption :
A)
Malnutrition
B)
Marasmus
C)
Malnutrition & Marasmus
D)
Kwashiorkor

Correct Answer :   Malnutrition

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5 .
What is the name of the disease in man arising out of Vitamin B1 deficiency?
A)
Beriberi
B)
Scurvy
C)
Pellagra
D)
Gingivitis

Correct Answer :   Beriberi

Thiamin deficiency (causing beriberi) is most common among people subsisting on white rice or highly refined carbohydrates in developing countries and among alcoholics.

Published On : May 29, 2021
6 .
Which of the following diseases is not caused by viruses?
A)
Chickenpox
B)
Hepatitis
C)
Cholera
D)
Measles

Correct Answer :   Cholera

Published On : May 29, 2021
7 .
Which one of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?
A)
Malaria
B)
Cholera
C)
Tuberculosis
D)
Typhoid

Correct Answer :   Malaria

Published On : May 29, 2021
8 .
Which disease is characterised by loss of memory?
A)
Graves Disease
B)
Addison's Disease
C)
Parkinson's Disease
D)
Alzheimer's Disease

Correct Answer :   Alzheimer's Disease

Memory loss may be a sign of dementia. Dementia also affects thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Common types of dementia associated with memory loss are: Alzheimer disease.

Published On : May 29, 2021
9 .
Diabetes is caused by poor functioning of
A)
Thyroid
B)
Pancreas
C)
Kidneys
D)
Liver

Correct Answer :   Pancreas

Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Insulin produced by the pancreas lowers blood glucose. Absence or insufficient production of insulin, or an inability of the body to properly use insulin causes diabetes.

Published On : May 29, 2021
10 .
The infective stage of Malaria is :
A)
Sporozoite
B)
Gametocyte
C)
Ring state
D)
Merozoite

Correct Answer :   Sporozoite

The stage infective for humans is the uninucleate, lancet-shaped sporozoite (approximately 1 × 7 μm). Sporozoites are produced by sexual reproduction in the midgut of vector anopheline mosquitoes and migrate to the salivary gland.

Published On : May 29, 2021
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