Today GK, 2023 Latest General Knowledge Questions, Daily GK 2022

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 .

The Indian Army conducted Ex Kripan Shakti in which place recently?

Leh

Siliguri

Mumbai

Chennai

Correct Answer : Siliguri

Exercise KRIPAN SHAKTI, an Integrated Fire Power exercise was recently conducted by The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps at the Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR), near Siliguri, West Bengal. The exercise was led by Lieutenant General Tarun Kumar and General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps. The aim of the exercise is to showcase the joint manship and synchronisation capabilities of the Indian Army and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to fight in an integrated battle.

Important Points of the exercise :

* The Firing involves the deployment of a range of weapons such as guns, mortars, infantry combat vehicles, helicopters and the deployment of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance platforms to execute the ‘Sensor to Shooter’ concept.

* Almost Precision and Professionalism were shown while executing drills such as Integrated responses by The Indian Army troops and Simulated enemy airborne drills by the CAPFs.

* The most significant drill is the swift action by the Special Heliborne troops and rapid deployment of arty guns and equipment by helicopters was done with high precision.

Published On : April 21, 2022

2 .

Which nation has successfully tested the world's most powerful nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile?

Russia

Japan

North Korea

United States

Correct Answer : Russia

Russia successfully tested Sarmat, a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile that can reportedly strike any target in the world. Russian President Vladimir warned that the weapon, which is capable of carrying nuclear charges will make Russia's enemies "think twice." Russia's Defence Ministry called Sarmat as the most powerful missile with the longest range of destruction of targets in the world, which will significantly increase the combat power of Russia's strategic nuclear forces.

Published On : April 21, 2022

3 .

Which state's cabinet has approved an insurance scheme for journalists?

Manipur

Mizoram

Tripura

Meghalaya

Correct Answer : Tripura

Tripura Cabinet approved a proposal on April 20, 2022 to introduce a health insurance cover for accredited journalists associated with print, web and electronic media organisations. Under the scheme, journalists in the age group 21-65 years who have not enrolled in other health insurance schemes or Ayushman Bharat, can be considered eligible for the benefits of the scheme.

Published On : April 21, 2022

4 .

Who among the following has retired from International Cricket?

Joe Root

David Warner

Aaron Finch

Kieron Pollard

Correct Answer : Kieron Pollard

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard announced retirement from international cricket on April 20, 2022. The 34-year-old brought curtains down on his 15-year international career to make room for those who will carry the game forward in West Indian colours. Kieron Pollard had become the first player to represent West Indies in over 100 T20I matches and 123 ODI matches. He was a key member of the West Indies squad that had recorded a victory in the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in 2012.

Published On : April 21, 2022

5 .

Which Indian cricketer has been named among Wisden's 5 'Cricketers of the Year' 2022?

KL Rahul

Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma

Rishabh Pant

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and bowler Jasprit Bumrah have acquired a place among the five players in Wisden’s ‘Cricketers of the Year’ in the 2022 edition of the Almanack. The other cricketers named in the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2022 list include England pacer Ollie Robinson, New Zealand Batter Devon Conway and Proteas Women star Dan Van Niekerk.

Published On : April 21, 2022

6 .

Which nation has provided Ukraine with fighter planes?

France

Japan

United Kingdom

United States

Correct Answer : United States

Ukraine has received additional aircraft and spare parts from the United States to increase its fleet size amid the conflict with Russia. This was announced by US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby on April 19, 2022. Ukraine has received additional platforms and parts to be able to increase their aircraft fleet size. They have received additional aircraft and aircraft parts to help them get more aircraft in the air.

Published On : April 21, 2022

7 .

Who has surpassed Virat Kohli to become fastest Indian to score 6000 T20 runs?

MS Dhoni

Shikhar Dhawan

Rohit Sharma

KL Rahul

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul surpassed Virat Kohli and became the fastest Indian to score 6000 T20 runs in terms of innings on April 19, 2022. He reached the milestone in 179 innings at a strike rate of 138.18, breaking Kohli's record of 184 innings.

Published On : April 20, 2022

8 .

The GDP growth rate projection of the world economy as per World Bank for 2022 is estimated at ________ percent.

2.7%

3.2%

4.5%

5.7%

Correct Answer : 3.2%

* The World Bank has lowered the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2%. Earlier this was estimated at 4.1%.

* The downward revision is due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the world economy. The reason for lowering the projection is that people are facing reduced commercial activity and trade, and the debt crisis and currency depreciations have placed a heavy burden on the poor.

* The world is also facing reversals in development in education, health and gender equality.

Published On : April 20, 2022

9 .

Who has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain?

Mitrabha Guha

D. Gukesh

Srinath Narayanan

Parimarjan Negi

Correct Answer : D. Gukesh

* Grandmaster D. Gukesh has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

* He defeated Israel's Victor Mikhalevski in the final round.

* GM Haik M. Martirosyan from Armenia placed second with 7.5 points.

* Indian GMs R Praggnanandhaa finished third followed by Raunak Sadhwani (India), Manuel Lopez Martinez Josep (Spain) and Ramon Martinez (Venezuela).

* Recently, Praggnanandhaa defeated Gukesh to win the Reykjavik Open title.

Source : Sportstar

Published On : April 20, 2022

10 .

Which Bank won global 'Celent Model Bank' Award for its Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH) initiative?

Axis Bank

ICICI Bank

IndusInd Bank

Canara Bank

Correct Answer : IndusInd Bank

IndusInd Bank today announced that it has been awarded the global 'Celent Model Bank' award under the category – 'Payments System Transformation' for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH). The award acknowledges the Bank's outstanding journey in creating a cloud-based central payments hub that is capable of seamlessly processing high transaction loads originating across all forms of payment instructions, and across all originating client touchpoints.

The 'Celent Model Bank' is awarded for best practices of technology usage in different areas that are critical to success in banking, and is the main award that a financial institution can receive from Celent – a leading research and advisory firm focused on technology for financial institutions, globally. With this, IndusInd Bank has joined ranks with a few other banks globally, who have been conferred with this award.

Speaking about the award, Mr. Biswabrata Chakravorty, Head – Information Technology, IndusInd Bank said, "We are honoured to have been recognized for our efforts at the prestigious Celent Model Bank awards. IndusInd Bank's vision to transform into a state-of-the-art Digital Bank hinges on providing the best-in-class banking services, backed by innovative usage of technology. The award is a testament to our constant endeavour at undertaking initiatives that simplify processes, minimise turnaround times, and eventually create an agile financial ecosystem, that provides customers with a seamless banking experience across touchpoints."..

Source : PR Newswire

Published On : April 20, 2022