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 .

Who won the Indian men's double Bangkok Open title 2023 organized at Nonthaburi, Thailand?

Saketh Myneni and Arjun Kadhe

Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan

Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Divij Sharan

Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni

Correct Answer : Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni

In Tennis, the top-seeded Indian team of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni came from behind to win the Bangkok Open title, as they beat Christopher Rungkat and Akira Santillan at Nonthaburi, Thailand on 15th Jan 2023.

Playing their seventh final together, the Indians beat the Indonesian-Australian combo 2-6 7-6, 14-12 in an exciting and close final, that lasted one hour and 50 minutes.

The win on Saturday (14th Jan 2023) is likely to give the 28-year-old Yuki his career-high doubles rank of 90 while the big-serving Myneni, 35, should also touch a career-best 74 in the ATP doubles chart.

They will next compete in the Australian Open-the season’s first Grand Slam-where they have been given a wild card entry..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 17, 2023

2 .

Which movie won the Critics Choice Awards 2023 for Best Foreign Language Film?

RRR

Argentina 1985

Decision to Leave

All Quiet on the Western Front

Correct Answer : RRR

The 28th Critics Choice Honors was conducted on January 16, 2023, IST, and SS Rajamouli's RRR won two awards, making India proud once again.

RRR won Best Song for Naatu Naatu and Best Foreign Language Film. In addition, RRR received nominations for Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Visual Effects.

The film had already won a Golden Globe for Best Song with the song Naatu Naatu, despite opposition from Rihanna's Lift Me Up.

Published On : January 16, 2023

3 .

Who becomes 1st woman officer to be posted at Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?

Madhuri Kanitkar

Surbhi Jakhmola

Sheila S. Mathai

Rajshree Ramasethu

Correct Answer : Surbhi Jakhmola

Captain Surbhi Jakhmola of the Indian Army's 117 Engineer Regiment will be the first woman officer to be posted on a foreign assignment at the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), news agency ANI reported. The officer will be sent to Bhutan as part of Project Dantak.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is an executive road construction force in India that supports the Indian armed forces.

BRO builds and maintains road networks along India's borders and in friendly neighbouring countries. It is also included in the armed forces Order of Battle, ensuring their support at all times.

In order to improve border connectivity, BRO was transferred entirely to the ministry of defence in 2015.

The BRO's deployment comes just days after the Indian Air Force deployed woman fighter pilot squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi to Japan for the exercise Veer Guardian 2023, which will take place from January 16 to 26 at the Hyakuri Air Base and its surrounding airspace in Omitama, as well as the Iruma Air Base in Sayama in Japan.

Avani Chaturvedi, a Su-30MKI pilot and one of India's first three women fighter pilots will depart for Japan shortly to take part in the exercise.

Chaturvedi was born, raised, and completed her education in Madhya Pradesh. She was inducted into the IAF fighter squadron after six months of intensive training at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 16, 2023

4 .

India scripted history by defeating Sri Lanka by the largest ever margin of _____ runs in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 15th Jan 2023.

324 Runs

317 Runs

306 Runs

293 Runs

Correct Answer : 317 Runs

In Cricket, India scripted history 15th Jan 2023 by defeating Sri Lanka by the largest ever margin of 317 runs in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthpuram.

With this, India also clean sweeped the series by 3-0. Previous record of a win by a largest ever margin was with the New Zealand, for 290-run win over Ireland in 2008.

Chasing the target of 391 runs, visitors were all out at 73 in 22 overs. Mohammed Siraz claimed four wickets for India. Earlier, a century each by Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli guided Team India to a whopping total of 390 for 5.

Gill slammed second ODI century of his career with 116 runs and Kohli remained unbeaten at 166 runs scoring 46th ODI century of his career...

Source : AIR

Published On : January 16, 2023

5 .

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 kicked off in Odisha with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Barabati Stadium in which city on 11th Jan 2023?

Cuttack

Puri

Sambalpur

Balasore

Correct Answer : Cuttack

The FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 kicked off in Odisha with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday (11th Jan 2023).

The ceremony, named ‘Celebrations’, started with local Odia and Indian artists setting the tone for the night with their cultural music and dance performances.

A fireworks display then wowed a packed 40,000-capacity stadium while the hockey World Cup trophy was unveiled on stage in the presence of official dignitaries.

The event then saw performances from K-Pop band BLACKSWAN, featuring Odisha’s very own Shreya Lenka, who delighted the crowd with their top numbers.

The stage was then taken over by Bollywood actor and model Disha Patani and her team of talented dancers. Disha Patani and her team rocked the crowd with their dance moves on groovy Hindi and South Indian tracks.

Several Bollywood hits were also played at Barabati Stadium by music composer Pritam and his team of renowned playback singers.

The team had produced the official hockey World Cup anthem Hockey Hai Dil Mera and also performed it live at the Barabati Stadium amidst a glittering light show by drones.

Amid the glitz of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 opening ceremony, Odisha’s very own seashore sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik produced an awe-inspiring sand show describing Indian hockey’s 100 years of legacy shortly.

Manish Paul and Gauhar Khan, the two hosts, then introduced the star of the night Ranveer Singh, who sang hip-hop and topped it off with energetic dance performances. The gala was then concluded with customary fireworks..

Source : Olympics

Published On : January 14, 2023

6 .

Indian Coast Guard(ICG) Ship 'Kamla Devi', Fifth and Last vessel of FPV Series Commissioned on 12th Jan 2023 in which state?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : West Bengal

Indian Coast Guard ship "Kamla Devi", the last in series of five fast-patrol vessels, was commissioned in Kolkata, West Bengal on Thursday (12th Jan 2023).

Coast Guard director general VS Pathania and various other senior military and civil officials were present on the occasion.

The vessel, built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, has been named after Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay, an eminent social reformer and freedom activist.

The vessel is 48.9 metres long and 7.5 metres wide with a displacement of 308 tonnes.

It is capable of achieving the maximum speed of 34 knots, is powered with MTU 4000 series engines and is propelled by three 71S type III Kamewa waterjets of Rolls Royce.

She has an Integrated Bridge System and is fitted with 40/60 guns as the main armament.

The ICGS Kamla Devi has advanced habitability features with fully air-conditioned accommodations for 35 personnel.

ICGS Kamla Devi will patrol the seas and carry out anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and search and rescue operations as and when required.

MV Ma Lisha, a passenger-cum-cargo ocean-going ferry built by the Shipyard for the cooperative Republic of Guyana was also flagged off..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 14, 2023

7 .

Airtel-backed OneWeb has successfully launched and deployed how many satellites on a SpaceX launcher on 9th January 2023?

30 Satellites

35 Satellites

40 Satellites

45 Satellites

Correct Answer : 40 Satellites

OneWeb, the London-based satellite internet services company backed by Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and the UK government, 10th Jan 2023 announced the successful deployment of 40 if its satellites launched by SpaceX.

* This marks OneWeb’s 16th launch so far and the company only needs two more launches to complete its first-generation constellation.

* A SpaceX rocket lifted off with the rockets from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11.50 PM ET on 9th January 2023. (10.20 AM IST on January 10). The rockets were deployed into orbit in three phases over a period of one hour and 35 minutes and OneWeb was able to confirm signal acquisition on all of the 40 satellites.

* With the launch, OneWeb has a total of 542 operation satellites in orbit (two satellites failed), which is more than 83 per cent of the total 648 satellites planned by the company.

* Apart from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, OneWeb satellites have also been launched aboard the Russian Soyuz launch vehicle and ISRO’s LVM-3 rocket.

* Interestingly, OneWeb is also a direct competitor of SpaceX’s Starlink service. Once its satellite network is fully deployed, OneWeb plans to provide low-latency high-speed satellite internet services using constellations of low-Earth satellites, exactly like Starlink..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 14, 2023

8 .

11-year-old ______ Won gold medal at 23rd National Sqay Championship.

Divyanshi Sathavalli

Falak Mumtaz

Avni Singh

Shaurya Sharma

Correct Answer : Falak Mumtaz

Sky is the limit in everything and Kashmiri girls are proving it by giving their best in various fields including sports. Falak Mumtaz, a 11-year-old, from a far flung area in Shopian of South Kashmir bagged a gold medal in National Sqay Championship 2023.

Falak Mumtaz achieved the gold medal in National Sqay Championship that was played last week in Jammu fighting against all odds. Belonging to a poor family, she didn’t have proper facilities to get education.

But that didn’t stop her from achieving her dream. The love towards Sqay made her win gold medal. Falak is a talented and ambitious girl studying in sixth class at Aisha Ali Academy in Kulgam.

Her long term ambition is to become an IAS Officer to serve the people of the valley. “Falak is a talented girl and we are very happy about her performance but we appeal to the government to help her. So that in future she will play more and show her talent on international level,” said her relative...

Source : India Times

Published On : January 14, 2023

9 .

Retail inflation declined to a one-year low of _____ in December 2022.

5.72%

5.96%

6.71%

7.23%

Correct Answer : 5.72%

Retail inflation declined to a one-year low of 5.72 per cent in December 2022, mainly due to softening prices of food items, according to official data released on Thursday (12th Jan 2023).

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was at 5.88 per cent in November 2022 and 5.66 per cent in December 2021.

As per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), inflation in the food basket was at 4.19 per cent in December as against 4.67 per cent in November.

After remaining above the Reserve Bank of India‘s upper tolerance threshold of 6 per cent since January 2022, retail inflation declined in November to 5.88 per cent and further in December 2022 to 5.72 per cent — its lowest level in one year..

Source : Financial Express

Published On : January 13, 2023

10 .

Petta Thullal, the ritualistic sacred dance by the Ambalappuzha group, was held at which state on 11th Jan 2023?

Karnataka

Telangana

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Kerala

Petta Thullal, the ritualistic sacred dance by Ambalappuzha group to celebrate victory of Lord Ayyappa over demon princess Mahishi was held at Erumeli town in Kottayam district, Kerala this afternoon (1th January 2023).

The event marks the beginning of the last leg of the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season.

The devotees started the ceremonial dance after sighting the sacred eagle (Krishna Parunthu) in the sky from Kochambalam.

The team danced its way to Nainar mosque to pay obeisance to Lord Ayyappa's trusted lieutenant Vavar and were received by Erumeli Mahallu Jamaat Committee leaders, who accompanied them to the Sree Dharma Shastha temple..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 12, 2023