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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 will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2021?
A)
Prof Radha Krishna
B)
Prof Mani Shankar
C)
Prof Srinivasan Iyar
D)
Prof Ramdarash Mishra

Correct Answer :   Prof Ramdarash Mishra

Noted poet and litterateur Prof Ramdarash Mishra will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2021, for his collection of poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’, the KK Birla Foundation announced in a statement on Monday(4th Apr 2022).
 
Instituted in 1991, Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It is given every year to an outstanding literary work written in any Indian language by an Indian citizen and published within the last 10 years. It carries a citation, a plaque, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakhs. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is Dr Subhash C Kashyap, former secretary-general of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
 
Born in Dumri village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on August 15, 1924, Mishra has excelled in different branches of Hindi literature. In a career spanning decades, the 98-year-old has to his credit 32 collections of poems, 15 novels, 30 short-story collections, 15 books of literary criticism, four collections of essays, travelogues, and several memoirs. He has also served as an important member of different Hindi consultative committees in various ministries and retired as a professor from the Hindi department of the University of Delhi..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : April 7, 2022
2 .
Who is authored by a book titled "The Maverick Effect"?
A)
Aravind Adiga
B)
Richa Mishra
C)
Harish Mehta
D)
Ravi Subramanian

Correct Answer :   Harish Mehta

“The Maverick Effect”, tells the untold story of how in the 1970s and 80s a ‘band of dreamers’ joined hands to create NASSCOM and pave the way for the IT revolution in India. The book, touted to be an authoritative biography of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the apex body of software and IT service companies, is written by Harish Mehta.
 
“The Maverick Effect is a definitive and authoritative biography of NASSCOM as recounted by one who led the creation of NASSCOM in 1988 and has been nurturing it like his precious child even after 33 years to the day.  The Maverick Effect is the extraordinary story of this band of dreamers who joined hands to transform a nation while also changing the lens through which the world looked at India.

Published On : April 7, 2022
3 .
Who among the following is not among the Women’s Player of the Month Nominees for March 2022?
A)
Laura Wolvaardt
B)
Rachael Haynes
C)
Sophie Ecclestone
D)
Alyssa Healy

Correct Answer :   Alyssa Healy

The ICC Women's Player of the Month Nominees for March 2022 include England's Sophie Ecclestone, Australia's Rachael Haynes and South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt. Alyssa Healy has not been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month for March.

Published On : April 7, 2022
4 .
What is the name of the new COVID variant that has reportedly been detected in Mumbai?
A)
CE
B)
CX
C)
XD
D)
XE

Correct Answer :   XE

India reported its first case of a new COVID-19 Omicron XE variant on April 6, 2022 after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that a 50-year-old woman with a travel history to South Africa may have been infected with the variant. 

Published On : April 7, 2022
5 .
Which city is hosting the 12th edition of the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022?
A)
Pune
B)
Chennai
C)
Bhopal
D)
Dehradun

Correct Answer :   Bhopal

The prestigious 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022 began in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday(6th Apr 2022).
 
The 12-day tournament will witness 28 teams vie for top honours.
 
In its previous edition, the tournament was won by Hockey Punjab after they beat Uttar Pradesh Hockey in a thrilling shootout while Hockey Karnataka finished third having beaten Hockey Maharashtra 5-2 in the third/fourth placing match.
 
This year, the title defenders Hockey Punjab are grouped in Pool A along with Hockey Rajasthan and Delhi Hockey. In Pool B, Uttar Pradesh Hockey will battle it out against Telangana Hockey and Chhattisgarh Hockey to make the Quarterfinals while in Pool C Hockey Karnataka will take on Hockey Andhra Pradesh and Hockey Uttarakhand. In Pool D, Hockey Maharashtra will take on Hockey Bihar and Kerala Hockey.
 
In Pool E, Hockey Chandigarh is grouped with Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Jammu & Kashmir, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : April 7, 2022
6 .
The 9th India – Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise was held in which state?
A)
Maharashtra
B)
Punjab
C)
Arunachal Pradesh
D)
Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Himachal Pradesh

The 9th Edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise which commenced on 25th of March at Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh culminated on Wednesday(6th Apr 2022).
 
Over the past two weeks, Special Forces contingents from India and Kyrgyzstan shared their expertise and best practices of tactics, techniques and procedures to counter existing and emergent threats across the entire spectrum of conflict. Combat shooting, sniping, survival in mountains, hostage rescue drills and unarmed combat were practiced extensively during the Exercise.
 
Besides sharing special skills and techniques between participating Special Forces contingents, the joint training further strengthened the existing bond between India and Kyrgyzstan that has fostered over years of mutual respect for strategic autonomy, democratic values and zero tolerance for terrorism.

Source : News On Air

Published On : April 7, 2022
7 .
RBI has approved the re-appointment of Murli M Natarajan as the MD and CEO of which bank?
A)
RBL Bank
B)
CSB Bank
C)
DCB Bank
D)
IDBI Bank

Correct Answer :   DCB Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved an extension in the tenure of "Murli M Natarajan" as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of DCB Bank for a period of two years.

Published On : April 7, 2022
8 .
Which Bank launches super-app UnionNXT and digital project SAMBHAV?
A)
Union Bank of India
B)
HDFC Bank
C)
State Bank of India
D)
Punjab National Bank

Correct Answer :   Union Bank of India

Union Bank of India has launched its super-app named "UnionNXT" and digital transformation project SAMBHAV, with an investment outlay of around Rs 1,000 crore for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23). The public sector lender expects recovery from the spending in two years and aims to have 50 per cent of business originating on the digital platform by 2025.
 
A banking super-app essentially combines a number of services, such as payments, online shopping, bill payments, recharges, investment, loans, and fund transfer, on a single platform. UBI’s super-apps is similar to the super-apps by other large lenders such as State Bank of India’s Yono, Bank of Baroda’s Bob world and HDFC Bank’s PayZapp and ICICI Bank’s iMobile.

Published On : April 7, 2022
9 .
According to ADB, what is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in FY23?
A)
6.7%
B)
7.1%
C)
7.5%
D)
8.0%

Correct Answer :   7.5%

India's economy is likely to grow 7.5% in FY23 and 8% in FY24, supported by increased public investment in infrastructure and a pickup in private investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) likely grew 8.9% in FY22, it said.
 
In its Asian Development Outlook 2022, the Manila-based multilateral lender said uncertain global economic conditions, renewed Covid-19 outbreaks and new variants, monetary policy tightening in the US, and unexpected and sharp rises in commodity prices were key risks to the outlook.

Source : Economic Times

Published On : April 7, 2022
10 .
Who among the following cricketers bid farewell to International Cricket on April 4, 2022?
A)
Faf Du Plessis
B)
Aaron Finch
C)
Ross Taylor
D)
Quinton De Kock

Correct Answer :   Ross Taylor

Ross Taylor played his last Internation Match for New Zealand in the third match of the 3-match ODI series against the Netherlands at Seddon Park on April 4, 2022. New Zealand won the series 3-0, in a fitting farewell for the cricketing great. 

Published On : April 6, 2022