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 .

Who won the Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2022?

James Cameron

Ayan Mukherji

SS Rajamouli

Ridley Scott

Correct Answer : SS Rajamouli

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has honoured with the Best Director Award for RRR at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2022.

RRR has also been nominated in the Best Foreign Film category, and Best Original Song (for Naatu Naatu Song) at the Golden Globe Awards 2023.

Naatu Naatu has also shortlisted in the Best Song category at the 95th Academy Awards.

Other Awards :

Best Picture : Tar (Directed by Todd Field)

Best Actor : Colin Farrell (Tar)

Best Actress : Cate Blanchett.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 6, 2023

2 .

The Formula E World Championship race will be held for the first time on 11 February 2023 in which city?

Delhi

Chennai

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

The countdown to the first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India to be held in Hyderabad on 11th February 2023 kicked off on Wednesday (4th Jan 2023) with the sale of tickets for the prestigious event getting underway.

* Telangana Special Chief Secretary (Municipal Administration) Arvind Kumar booked the first ticket at an event here.

* Akbar Ebrahim, president Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, and other dignitaries were present.

* Speaking on the occasion, Kumar said Hyderabad has been witnessing tremendous growth and Hyderabad has also won the 'world green city award' recently.

* State Municipal Administration K T Rama Rao has been emphasising that Hyderabad should aim to be among the top 25 cities in the world.

* The government thought that hosting Formula E would put Hyderabad in the league with some of the top cities in the world and it is a matter of prestige that Hyderabad got to host the prestigious event.

* It would would place Hyderabad as a global destination for e-mobility.

* The event is climate-friendly as it is a net zero carbon sport.

* Hyderabad race on February 11 will be the fourth race of the season, season 9 of Formula E, the first three include Mexico City and Riyadh (second and third).

* A total of 11 teams with 22 cars would be racing here and they include some of the top racing companies, he said. The track is about 2.8 kms..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 6, 2023

3 .

Which indian player made a slice of Ranji Trophy history, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over?

Chetan Sakariya

Basil Thampi

Jaydev Unadkat

Dhawal Kulkarni

Correct Answer : Jaydev Unadkat

Saurashtra's Jaydev Unadkat made a slice of Ranji Trophy history on Tuesday (3rd Jan 2023), becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over.

The left-arm pacer destroyed Delhi by adding two more in the next over in a career-best eight-wicket haul as the visitors were bundled out for 133 on Day 1 of the Elite Group B match in Rajkot.

Unadkat, playing in his 98th first-class match was playing in his first Ranji game of the season, having recently made his Test return in Bangladesh following a 12-year wait. No one had managed a first-over hat-trick in the 89-year history of the premier domestic competition.

The previous record of the fastest Ranji hat-trick belonged to Karnataka pacer Vinay Kumar, who achieved the feat in the 2017-18 quarter-final against Mumbai. Kumar's effort was spread across the first and third overs of the match.

Unadkat began the damage by bowling an in-form Dhruv Shorey, the leading run-scorer in this year's competition (579), off the third ball of the morning, following it up with the wickets of Vaibhav Rawal and skipper Yash Dhull. Rawal was caught behind by wicketkeeper Harvik Desai—he later cracked an unbeaten 104 - and Dhull was trapped leg before..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 6, 2023

4 .

Homeopathic Physician & teacher Dr AK Dwivedi's book 'Human Anatomy' released by which state governor?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

A Medical book ‘Human Anatomy’ in Hindi Manav sharir Rachna Vigyan was released by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh "Shri Mangubhai Patel" at the function which is a very useful book for the Medical students of all courses related to medical education written by Dr AK Dwivedi, Homeopathic Doctor of Indore Professor & HOD Physiology SKRP Gujarati Homeopathic Medical College Indore and member of Scientific Advisory Board in the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH (Govt. of India).

* This book has been published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy. On this occasion, Mohan Yadav, Minister of Higher Education in MP Government, Atul Kothari, National Secretary of Education and Culture Utthan Nyas, New Delhi, Vice Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Prof. Khem Singh Daheria and Registrar Yashwant Singh Patel and other dignitaries were present.

* The author of the book Dr Ashvini Kumar Dwivedi said that there are very few books on medical science in the Hindi language.

* The writing of the book was ensured with the inspiration of the late Ramdev Bhardwaj, Ex Vice-Chancellor of Hindi University and Dr. RS Sharma, former Vice-Chancellor of Madhya Pradesh Medical Sciences University..

Source : The Print

Published On : January 6, 2023

5 .

Who became a India’s 79th Chess Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022?

Arjun Kalyan

Pranesh M

Harika Dronavalli

Koustav Chatterjee

Correct Answer : Pranesh M

Pranesh M clinched the title in the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit, here to become India’s 79th chess Grandmaster.

* The 16-year-old Pranesh crossed the 2500-rating threshold and became a Grandmaster, having completed his three norms before the Rilton Cup.

* To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.

* Seeded 22nd, the Indian made a clean sweep of the field in Stockholm, winning eight games and finishing a full point ahead of IM Kaan Kucuksari (Sweden) and GM Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia) as the tournament concluded late on Thursday (5th Jan 2023).

* He topped the standings with eight points.

* Tamil Nadu player Pranesh M topped the charts in the tournament, which brought together 136 players representing 29 national federations.

* Compatriot R Raja Rithvik, a GM, finished eighth with six points.

* Pranesh is now the early leader of the FIDE Circuit with 6.8 circuit points that he gets for this victory. The one who accumulates the most points by the end of the year qualifies for the 2024 FIDE Candidates.

* He is trained by renowned coach RB Ramesh, who said, “Pranesh is a very practical player. Hard working, raw talent… his openings are not that good but his middle-game and end-game skills are quite good.”..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 6, 2023

6 .

ISRO has signed (5th Jan 2023) a MoU with which company to help Indian space tech startups with technology tools?

Tesla

Google

Microsoft

Amazon

Correct Answer : Microsoft

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft on Thursday (5th Jan 2023) signed an MoU to help space-tech startups and, in turn, boost the growth of space technology in the country.

"The MoU seeks to empower space-tech startups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to market support and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise-ready..." a statement issued by Microsoft in Bengaluru.

Through this tie-up, space tech startups identified by ISRO will be on-boarded on to the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform that supports startups at every stage - from idea to unicorn.

Microsoft said through its platform, space-tech startup founders in India will have free access to tech tools and resources they need to build and run their business.

Isro chairman S Somanath was quoted as having said : "The collaboration will benefit space-tech startups in their analysis and processing of vast amounts of satellite data for various applications, using cutting-edge methods like AI, machine learning and deep learning."

Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari said : "Through our technology tools, platforms and mentorship opportunities, we are committed to empowering space-tech startups to drive cutting-edge innovation and accelerate scientific discovery."..

Source : Times of India

Published On : January 6, 2023

7 .

Which country has approved the first-ever vaccine for honey bees which will confer protection from the foulbrood disease?

India

China

Russia

United States

Correct Answer : United States

World's first vaccine for honeybees was approved for use by the United States. The vaccines helps to protect bees from the American Foulbrood disease.

* A conditional license by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been granted to American biotech company Dalan Animal Health Inc for making the vaccine.

* The American Foulbrood disease, for which the vaccine has been made, is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae which can weaken and kill hives.

* The deadly disease originated in the US but has now spread globally.

* The vaccine contains killed whole-cell Paenibacillus larvae bacteria and will be administered by mixing it into the queen feed which is consumed by the worker bees.

* The vaccine is incorporated into the royal jelly by the worker bees. They will then feed it to the queen completing the process while the queen ingests it and fragments of the vaccine are deposited in her ovaries..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 6, 2023

8 .

Which Australian player broke the record of the highest test centuries owned by Sir Donald Bradman?

David Warner

Steve Smith

Usman Khawaja

Glenn Maxwell

Correct Answer : Steve Smith

Australia’s Steve Smith stormed another ton on Thursday (5th Jan 2023) and moved past legendary Sir Donald Bradman’s record for the most Test hundreds in Australia’s history.

Smith brought up his 30th century in the longest format of the game. Smith became just the fourth Australian after Ricky Ponting (41), Steve Waugh (32) and Matthew Hayden (30) to reach 30.

With a stellar pull shot off South Africa’s Anrich Nortje to throw the ball out of the boundary, Smith reached the milestone in 190 balls.

He achieved the feat during the second day of the third Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.

During his 104-run performance, Usman Khawaja and Smith added more than 200 runs to the Australian total during their partnership, pushing the total well over 350 runs. Khawaja also achieved his thirteenth hundred in Test matches.

33-year-old Smith is now ranked fourth among all Australians and fourteenth overall for most hundreds in Test cricket.

Fast approaching 9,000 Test runs, he today passed the hauls of Hayden (8,635 runs) when he moved into the 80s, and then Michael Clarke (8,643) when he got to triple digits. He is now behind former captain Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh in the list..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 6, 2023

9 .

Who has launched (3rd Jan 2023) its second satellite Pushan-Alpha as rideshare onboard SpaceX's Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US?

Aadyah Aerospace

Spacerolls Aerospace

Xovian Aerospace

Digantara Aerospace

Correct Answer : Digantara Aerospace

Space sector start-up "Digantara" on Tuesday (3rd Jan 2023) launched its second satellite Pushan-Alpha as a rideshare onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission that soared to the low earth orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.

* The satellite will serve as a space weather testbed in the sun synchronous orbit for enhancing precision driven situational space awareness applications, Digantara Aerospace founder and CEO Anirudh Sharma told.

* Sharma said the Pushan-Alpha observations will help complement Digantara’s ROBI (ROBust Integrating proton fluence meter) mission, the world’s first commercial space-based space weather monitoring system onboard ISRO’s PSLV-C53 launched on June 30, 2022.

* The Pushan-Alpha mission is named after the Hindu solar deity considered as the god of journeys and protector of travellers.

* The Pushan-Alpha mission has a three-fold objective — to extend radiation measurements to the sun synchronous orbit; to assess mid to high energy particle radiation from the South Atlantic Anomaly; and to investigate any co-relation of atmospheric drag and particle environment for enhanced orbit and debris modelling.

* Bengaluru-based Digantara is developing end-to-end infrastructure to address the difficulties of space operations and space traffic management through its Space Mission Assurance Platform..

Source : The Print

Published On : January 5, 2023

10 .

Which Life Insurance company has launched iTerm Prime Insurance plan?

Exide Life Insurance

Max Life Insurance

Aegon Life Insurance

PNB MetLife India Insurance

Correct Answer : Aegon Life Insurance

Aegon Life Insurance has launched iTerm Prime Insurance plan catering to the need of self-employed individuals with a special 10% discount on first-year premium.

* Designed with emerging India in mind, iTerm Prime offers a minimum sum assured of ₹25 lakhs, with no upper limit on a consumer’s requirement, making it accessible to a large swathe of the population with different insurance needs.

* The product can be purchased on Aegon Life’s website and through its partners; the buying process is completely paperless and requires zero documentation or uploads.

* The product also offers a ‘Special Exit Value’ option that allows the policyholder to get all premiums back when they turn 55 years old.

* iTerm Prime is designed to encourage emerging India to gain access to life insurance. Self-employed individuals make up the majority of India’s working population, yet this segment remains under-insured.

* To make insurance accessible for them, we have simplified buying journeys and sped up underwriting by digitizing it. Besides this, we have introduced a special discount and flexible payment options to make the product more affordable for the end consumer," said Satishwar B., MD and CEO of Aegon Life Insurance..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 5, 2023