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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 .
Who is signs pact with Paschim Banga Gramin Bank for bancassurance in 30th June 2022?
A)
HDFC Life Insurance
B)
Exide Life Insurance
C)
SBI Life Insurance
D)
Tata AIA Life Insurance

Correct Answer : Option (C) - SBI Life Insurance

The Paschim Banga Gramin Bank has joined hands with SBI Life Insurance for a bancassurance pact, officials said on Thursday(30th June 2022). The partnership will see all the branches of Paschim Banga Gramin Bank across West Bengal offer SBI Life's range of protection, wealth creation, credit life, annuity and savings products,thereby increasing accessibility of life insurance solutions in the region, they said.
 
The agreement was signed by Arun Kumar Patra, General Manager of Paschim Banga Gramin Bank and Jayant Pandey, Regional Director of SBI Life.
 
Bancassurance is an arrangement between a bank and an insurance company, as a part of which the latter can sell its products to the lender's customers..

Source : India Times

Published On : July 6, 2022
2 .
What is India's current position in the World Test Championship Points Table 2022?
A)
3rd Position
B)
4th Position
C)
5th Position
D)
6th Position

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 4th Position

India slipped to fourth position on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table after being docked two points by the ICC (International Cricket Council) for slow over-rate during its seven-wicket defeat against England in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
 
The ICC announced that India has also been fined 40 percent of its match fee for the offence. After the penalty, India is on 75 points (point percentage of 52.08), a rung below Pakistan (52.38%).

Pos Team Matches Won Lost Drawn Points Penalty PCT
1 Australia 9 6 0 3 84   77.78
2 South Africa 7 5 2 0 60   71.43
3 Pakistan 7 3 2 2 44   52.38
4 India 12 6 4 2 75 -5 52.08
5 West Indies 9 4 3 1 54 -2 50.00
6 Sri Lanka 7 3 3 1 40   47.62
7 England 16 5 7 4 64 -12 33.33
8 New Zealand 9 2 6 1 28   25.93
9 Bangladesh 10 1 8 1 16   13.33

Source : The Hindu

Published On : July 6, 2022
3 .
Which Boxers are clinch gold medals at the prestigious Elorda Cup 2022?
A)
Mary Kom and Manju Rani
B)
Pinki Jangra and Lovlina Borgohain
C)
Nikhat Zareen and Jamuna Boro
D)
Alfiya Pathan and Gitika

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Alfiya Pathan and Gitika

The reigning Youth World champions Alfiya Pathan and Gitika produced sensational performances to win gold medals while India's other two female boxers Kalaivani Srinivasan and Jamuna Boro signed off with silver medals in the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan on Monday(4th July 2022).
 
Nagpur girl Alfiya thrashed the 2016 world champion and a strong contender for the title, Lazzat Kungeibayeva, by a 5-0 margin without breaking a sweat in the women's +81kg final while Gitika clinched a thrilling 4-1 win over compatriot Kalaivani in an intense all-Indian women's 48kg final.

Source : Times now news

Published On : July 6, 2022
4 .
Who will coach India in the first T20I against England in July 2022?
A)
Anil Kumble
B)
Yuvraj Singh
C)
Virender Sehwag
D)
VVS Laxman

Correct Answer : Option (D) - VVS Laxman

Former India National Cricket Team batter and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief, VVS Laxman, is likely to be the coach of the India National Cricket Team in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series against the England National Cricket Team, which will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on July 7th, 2022.
 
India National Cricket Team and England National Cricket Team are currently playing the 5th and final Test match of the series, which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 reasons, at the Edgbaston, Birmingham..
 

Published On : July 5, 2022
5 .
Who has become the 6th Indian to take 100 wickets in SENA countries?
A)
Hardik Pandya
B)
Jasprit Bumrah
C)
Kuldeep Yadav
D)
Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah becomes 6th Indian bowler to scalp 100 wickets in SENA Countries : Team India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah has got another feather in his decorated cap as he becomes the sixth Indian bowler to pick 100 wickets in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
 
Jasprit Bumrah, who is captaining the Indian side in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the postponed fifth test match, achieved this feat on day four of the ongoing test match against England as he bowled the English opener, Zak Crawley, breaching his defence after a solid 100+ runs opening partnership.
 
The division of Bumrah’s total wickets in SENA countries is as follows – England (37), Australia (32), South Africa (26) and New Zealand (6). Notably, Jasprit Bumrah reached the landmark on his 24th test match in SENA countries.
 
The other notable names that have scalped over 100 wickets in the SENA countries are – Anil Kumble (141), Ishant Sharma (130), Zaheer Khan (119), Mohammed Shami (119), and Kapil Dev (117)..

Source : ICC Cricket Schedule

Published On : July 5, 2022
6 .
When were Fields medals first awarded?
A)
1952
B)
1945
C)
1941
D)
1936

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1936

The Fields Medal was first awarded in 1936 in Oslo, Norway. The Fields medals were conceived by John Charles Fields, a Canadian mathematician. Fields Medal is the highest honor for a mathematician. The medal is awarded every four years on the occasion of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Published On : July 5, 2022
7 .
The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.05 crores and Rs 1 crore on which banks?
A)
Axis Bank and YES BANK
B)
HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank
C)
Federal Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank
D)
Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday(4th July 2022) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.05 crore and Rs 1 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank, respectively, for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.
 
In case of Kotak Mahindra Bank, the RBI found that the private lender failed to maintain margin on advances to stock brokers; credit (shadow reversal) the amount involved in the unauthorised electronic transactions to the customers’ account within 10 working days from the date of notification by the customer; and credit eligible amount to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund within the period prescribed. This was found in a statutory inspection for supervisory evaluation of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial positions as on March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
 
As for IndusInd Bank, the monetary penalty was imposed on it as it failed to adhere to customer due diligence procedure in the accounts opened using OTP based e-KYC, in non-face-to-face mode..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : July 5, 2022
8 .
Which company has signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for setting up a greenfield 4GW solar cell and 4 GW solar module manufacturing?
A)
Reliance Power
B)
JSW Energy
C)
Tata Power
D)
Power Grid Corporation of India

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Tata Power

Tata Power on Monday(4th July 2022) announced that it has inked a pact with the Tamil Nadu government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for setting up a new facility to manufacture solar cells and modules in Tirunelveli district of the state.
 
"Tata Power, one of India's largest integrated power companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest approximately Rs 3,000 crore for setting up a greenfield 4GW solar cell and 4GW solar module manufacturing plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu," a company statement said.
 
The investment in the plant will be made over a period of 16 months and will directly or indirectly create over 2,000 employment opportunities with majority of them for women, it informed.
 
The MoU was signed by S Krishnan, additional chief secretary to government of Tamil Nadu, Industries Department, and Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, in the presence of state chief minister M K Stalin and senior officials of the state..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : July 5, 2022
9 .
Who has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the United Kingdom?
A)
Dilip Shanghvi
B)
Pramesh Aurora
C)
Savitri Jindal
D)
Michelle Poonawalla

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Michelle Poonawalla

Michelle Poonawalla, well known artist, businesswoman and philanthropist, from the renowned Poonawalla family received the coveted Shromani Award from the hands of Mr. G. P. Hinduja, the co-chairman of Hinduja Group at NRI World Summit 2022, United Kingdom for her contribution to the field of Art, she was also a speaker at the prestigious House of Lords, UK. 
 
Poonawalla also unveiled her artwork at JMS Foundation Charity Gala Dinner at The Dorchester in London on 23 June 2022. The NRI Institute celebrated their 33rd anniversary with a two-day gala celebration of achievements, charity, investment opportunities, innovation and business networking. The Poonawalla’s were represented by Yohan and Michelle Poonawalla. 
 
Michelle Poonawalla was a key note speaker at the House of Lords and accepted the Shiromani Award for her contribution to the field of Art. Poonawalla unveiled her artwork ‘Reserve’ at the JMS Foundation Charity Gala on 23 June. Her film ‘Reserve’ highlighted water scarcity as a global crisis and accentuated pollution and contamination of water reserves..

Source : Outlook India

Published On : July 5, 2022
10 .
Who will be the winner of 2022 Malaysia Open?
A)
Lee Zii Jia
B)
Chen Long
C)
Viktor Axelsen
D)
Kento Momota

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Viktor Axelsen

World number one, Viktor Axelsen (Danish badminton player) has clinched 2022 Malaysia Open title after defeating Japan's Kento Momota .

The badminton tournament was held at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Women's singles : Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)

Men's doubles : Takuro Hoki (Japan), Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)

Women's doubles : Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia); Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia)

Mixed doubles : Zheng Siwei (China), Huang Yaqiong (China)

Source : The Hindu

Published On : July 5, 2022