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 has become the first Indian woman cricketer to win ICC Player of the Month, September 2022?

Deepti Sharma

Harleen Deol

Harmanpreet Kaur

Renuka Singh

Correct Answer : Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has become India's first women's cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award.

She won for her excellent performance during the recently concluded ODI series against England.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Mohammed Rizwan have been announced as ICC Player of the Month September 2022..

Source : NDTV

Published On : October 11, 2022

2 .

Who clinches 90th ATP title in Astana Open, Kazakhstan?

Nick Kyrgios

Andy Murray

Tim van Rijthoven

Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer : Novak Djokovic

Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched his 90th ATP title after registering straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of Astana Open in Kazakhstan, 9th OCt 2022.

The 21-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia beat his Greek opponent 6-3, 6-4.

It was the Wimbledon champion's fourth title of the year, including Rome and Tel Aviv.

With the impressive win in Astana, the Serbian player joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the list of players in Open Era with 90 or more ATP titles.

In men's doubles summit clash at the Astana open, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic captured their fifth tour-level title of the season, downing Frenchmen Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin 6-4, 6-2..

Source : AIR

Published On : October 10, 2022

3 .

Who has organised the multinational Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE), "Manesar Anti-Terror 2022"?

Indian Navy

National Security Guard

Special Protection Group

Indian Coast Guard

Correct Answer : National Security Guard

The National Security Guard (NSG) is hosting the multinational Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE), “Manesar Anti-Terror 2022”, under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), at NSG Manesar Garrison.

It is stage 2 of the exercise as, according to an official statement, “The Stage-1 of the Exercise was conducted from July 27 to August 1 by the National Counter Terrorist Forces of SCO Member Countries in their respective territories.”

The NSG in its statement on Sunday(9th Oct 2022) said, “The exercise is aimed at exchanging expertise, best practices and build synergy between the Counter Terrorism Forces of the SCO RATS Member Countries to enhance capabilities for conducting Anti-Terrorist operations and countering other security threats collectively.”

Stage-2 of the Exercise is being conducted from October 8 to October 13 at NSG Manesar Garrison, in which eight representatives from National Counter Terrorism Forces of Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Uzbekistan, Russian Federation and NSG of Republic of India are participating.

Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) one of the permanent organ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and has its headquarters in Tashkent, Uzbekistan..

Source : New Indian Express

Published On : October 10, 2022

4 .

Nobel Prize 2022 in Economics has been awarded to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig for?

Contributions to Labour Economics

Research on banks and financial crises

Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty

Improvements to auction theory and inventions to new auction formats

Correct Answer : Research on banks and financial crises

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022 to

Ben S. Bernanke

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA

Douglas W. Diamond

University of Chicago, IL, USA

Philip H. Dybvig

Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA

“for research on banks and financial crises”

They have been honored for significantly improving the understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises. An important finding in their research is why avoiding bank collapses is vital..

Source : Nobelprize

Published On : October 10, 2022

5 .

Government of India has approved the creation of a new weapons systems branch for which armed force on 8th Oct 2022?

Indian Army

Indian Navy

Indian Coast Guard

Indian Air Force

Correct Answer : Indian Air Force

The Centre on Saturday(8th Oct 2022) approved the creation of a weapon systems branch for the Indian Air Force (IAF) officers for the first time since Independence.

Addressing a gathering during the 90th Air Force Day celebrations here, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said, "It is my privilege to announce that the government has approved the creation of a weapon systems branch for the officers of the Indian Air Force."

"This is the first time since Independence that a new operational branch is being created. The creation of this branch would result in savings of over Rs 3,400 crore due to the reduced expenditure on flying training," he said.

This was the first time that the annual day celebrations were held outside the National Capital Region (NCR).

The Defence Ministry said in a statement, "In a historic step for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the government has approved the creation of a new branch called the weapon systems branch."..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : October 10, 2022

6 .

Which country has launched the Kafau-I satellite to unravel the secrets of the sun?

Japan

Russia

China

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

* The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket at 9th Oct 2022, 07:43 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit successfully.

* The solar observatory, named after Kuafu, a giant in Chinese mythology who indefatigably chased the sun, will extend its working hours to over 96 percent of the year.

* Kuafu-1, with three payloads onboard -- the Lyman-alpha Solar Telescope (LST), the Hard X-ray Imager (HXI), and the Full-disk Vector MagnetoGraph (FMG) -- is an all-rounder satellite specially designed for solar detection.

* Kuafu-1's scientific objectives are described as the probe on "1M2B" -- M for the solar magnetic field and two Bs for two violent bursts, i.e. solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and their potential interplay..

Source : News

Published On : October 10, 2022

7 .

Who won the Formula One rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix 2022?

Sergio Perez

Max Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo

Charles Leclerc

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen has claimed the 2022 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship in bizarre circumstances after dominating a rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix.

The Dutchman took the chequered flag under the impression that he would have to wait until the next race to secure his second successive title as less than 75% of the race was completed, so the broad assumption was that reduced points would be awarded.

POSITION	DRIVER	TEAM	POINTS
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	25
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	15
4	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	10

Source : Sporting News

Published On : October 10, 2022

8 .

What is the percentage increase in gross direct tax collection in the current financial year(2022-23) from Rs. 8,98,000 crores?

23%

25%

27%

31%

Correct Answer : 23%

The gross direct tax collections has increased by over 23 per cent to eight lakh ninety eight thousand crore rupees(Rs. 8,98,000) in the current financial year(2022-23) as compared to last year(2021).

Finance Ministry said, the provisional figures of direct tax collections till yesterday continue to register steady growth. Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at seven lakh forty five thousand crore rupees(Rs. 7,45,000) which is 16.3 per cent higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year.

The Ministry said, this collection is over 52 per cent of the total budget estimates of direct taxes for the current fiscal.

The refunds amounting to one lakh 53 thousand crore rupees have been issued during 1st April to 8th October this year(2022), which are 81 per cent higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year..

Source : AIR

Published On : October 10, 2022

9 .

Which Bank has launched a "Smart Wire" to help customers with SWIFT-based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner?

ICICI Bank

HDFC Bank

Axis Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Correct Answer : ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank has launched a "Smart Wire" to help customers with SWIFT-based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner.

ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in the country to launch such a service.

The Smart Wire facility will allow both NRIs and resident customers to undertake inward remittance transactions in an online and paperless way.

Important features includes : Online submission of details; Digital declarations; Block exchange rates; Online tracking..

Source : Business Today

Published On : October 9, 2022

10 .

Who won gold at IBSF 25th World Billiards Championship 2022, Kuala Lumpur?

Pankaj Advani

Geet Sethi

Aditya Mehta

Yasin Merchant

Correct Answer : Pankaj Advani

In billiards, India's leading cueist, Pankaj Advani has claimed his 25th gold medal on the world stage, winning the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur, 8th Oct 2022.

He outclassed compatriot Sourav Kothari 4-0 in a one-sided final to defend the title for the fifth time in a row.

Advani's last world title came over 12 months ago in Qatar where he won the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup.

With 25 world titles, Advani has extended his record-breaking success as India's winner of the most gold medals in world championships across all sports..

Source : AIR

Published On : October 9, 2022