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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 .
Which year was the sedition law inserted into Section 124A of IPC by the British?
A)
1855
B)
1870
C)
1910
D)
1940

Correct Answer :   1870

The Sedition laws were originally enacted in 17th century England when lawmakers believed that only good opinions of the government should survive. The sedition law was then borrowed and inserted into Section 124A of IPC in 1870, by the British. The sedition law was used in India to convict and sentence freedom fighters. It was first used to prosecute Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897.

Published On : May 11, 2022
2 .
Who is presented Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces personnel in 2022?
A)
Narendra Modi
B)
Ram Nath Kovind
C)
M Venkaiah Naidu
D)
Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer :   Ram Nath Kovind

* President "Ram Nath Kovind" on Tuesday(10th May 2022) presented Gallantry Awards at Defence Investiture Ceremony- 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

* He conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras, including six posthumous, to the personnel of Armed Forces for displaying gallantry, courage and devotion to duty.
 
* The President also conferred 14 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 24 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals for distinguished service of exceptional order.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 11, 2022
3 .
Who is broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA?
A)
Jinson Johnson
B)
Sriram Singh
C)
Avinash Sable
D)
Muhammed Anas Yahiya

Correct Answer :   Avinash Sable

* India’s Army man "Avinash Sable" broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan Capistrano, USA. The 27-year-old from Maharashtra broke the old record of 13:29.70 set by Bahadur Prasad in 1992.
 
* Sable’s growth in athletics has been extraordinary. Till about seven years ago, he was posted as a havildar with the Army in Siachen.

* From the frigid cold, he was transferred to a small cantonment in the desert town of Lalgarh Jattan, near the Pakistan border in Rajasthan.

* The boy who walked 12 kilometres, to get to school and back, got his lucky break when he was selected to join a training group for a cross-country race organised by the Army.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 10, 2022
4 .
Railtel (Mini Ratna PSU) has launched the Prime Minister's Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based on access to public WiFi services at how many railway stations across the country in May 2022?
A)
200
B)
100
C)
50
D)
25

Correct Answer :   100

* RailTel (Mini Ratna PSU) has launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based on access to its Public WiFi services across 100 railway stations across the country.
 
* This service was virtually launched by RailTel chairman and managing director Puneet Chawla.
 
* Android users can access this WiFi network by downloading the mobile app ‘Wi-DOT’ from Google Play Store.
 
* This app has been developed in association with C-DOT.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 10, 2022
5 .
Who is presents the President's Colours award to Assam Police in Guwahati for exemplary service during the past 25 years?
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Narendra Modi
C)
Yogi Adityanath
D)
Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer :   Amit Shah

* Union Home Minister, "Amit Shah" presents the President’s Colours award to Assam Police in Guwahati for exemplary service during the past 25 years.
 
* Assam becomes the 10th state in the country to receive President’s Colours honour.
 
* President’s Colours is the highest honour that is given to any military or police unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation.
 
* Amit Shah will also lay the foundation stones of various development works in Guwahati.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 10, 2022
6 .
Which photojournalist posthumously received the awarded "Pulitzer Prize 2022"?
A)
Danish Siddiqui
B)
Rana Ayyub
C)
Barkha Dutt
D)
Rohit Sardana

Correct Answer :   Danish Siddiqui

* Late photojournalist Danish Siddiqui (Reuters) has been honoured with his second prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category with other three Indian journalists.

* Other three Indians : Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave.

* He was honoured with the prestigious award in 2018 for their coverage of the Rohingya crisis.

* Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer (Hungarian-American journalist).

* Presented by: Columbia University

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 10, 2022
7 .
Which language translation 'Meursault, contre-enquete' wins Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022?
A)
Telugu
B)
Hindi
C)
Bengali
D)
Tamil

Correct Answer :   Bengali

* The Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre-enquête” (The Meursault Investigation) has won the 5th Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022.

* The award was given to translator Trinanjan Chakraborty and publisher Patra Bharati.

* Meursault, contre-enquêteto, originally written by Algerian writer and journalist "Kamel Daoud".

* This is the first time Patra Bharati has received such a prestigious award.

Source : Theweek

Published On : May 10, 2022
8 .
Who is approves the merger of Equitas SFB, Equitas Holdings?
A)
Asia Development Bank
B)
Reserve Bank of India
C)
Union Bank of India
D)
State Bank Of India

Correct Answer :   Reserve Bank of India

Equitas Small Finance Bank and the parent Equitas Holdings Ltd on Friday(6th May 2022) said that the Reserve Bank of India has given its no-objection to their proposal of amalgamation, subject to conditions.
 
"We would like to inform that RBI in its letter dated May 6, 2022 has conveyed its no-objection to our proposal for voluntary amalgamation of EHL (Equitas Holdings Ltd) with ESFB (Equitas Small Finance Bank)," they said in their stock exchange filings.
 
The RBI no-objection comes with conditions.
 
The merger is being effected to comply with the RBI norms on small finance banks, mandating the promoter to reduce the stake in the subsidiary to 40 per cent within five years of commencement of operations by the SFB (Small Finance Bank).

Source : Business Standard

Published On : May 10, 2022
9 .
Who has emerged as champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament in Punta Prima?
A)
D Gukesh
B)
Raunak Sadhwani
C)
Leon Luke Mendonca
D)
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Correct Answer :   D Gukesh

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Sunday(8th May 2022) emerged champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament.
 
It was a hat-trick of titles for him after he had previously won the La Roda tournament and the Menorca Open in recent weeks.
 
The 15-year old Gukesh (Elo 2637) settled for a draw with Armenian GM Haik M Martirosyan in the final round to win the title with eight points. He had defeated compatriot and second-seed K Sasikiran in the ninth and penultimate round. 
 
Gukesh, who remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, gained 16 Elo points thanks to his performance here. He has now moved up to no.64 in the world rankings..

Source : Times of India

Published On : May 9, 2022
10 .
Exide and Leclanche's joint venture "Nexcharge" begins production in which state?
A)
Delhi
B)
Gujarat
C)
Maharashtra
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Gujarat

Indian battery maker Exide Industries and joint venture partner Switzerland's "Leclanche" SA have begun mass production at the nation's largest lithium-ion battery plant in the western state of Gujarat, the companies said on Thursday(5th May 2022).
 
The plant, with total installed capacity of 1.5 Gigawatt hours (GWh), has six automated assembly lines on which it will produce batteries for automobiles and energy storage applications, the joint venture company," Nexcharge", said in a statement.

Source : The Hindu

Published On : May 9, 2022