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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.

A)
March 25, 2022
B)
March 21, 2022
C)
March 19, 2022
D)
March 16, 2022

Correct Answer : Option (D) - March 16, 2022


Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab in the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on March 16, 2022. He has requested people to reach Khatkar Kalan on March 16th for the swearing-in ceremony.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Sangrur
B)
Gurdaspur
C)
Patiala
D)
Jalandhar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sangrur


Bhagwant Mann had defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon from "Sangrur" Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. He tendered his resignation from membership of Parliament to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on 14th March 2022 to become the new Punjab Chief Minister. 

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Chirag Sen
B)
B. Sai Praneeth
C)
Lakshya Sen
D)
Srikanth Kidambi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Lakshya Sen


Indian shuttler "Lakshya Sen" beat the reigning world no.1 Viktor Axelsen in a stunning comeback in the semifinal of German Open Super 300. He beat the Olympic Gold medalist by making an unexpected comeback in the third and final game to win the match 21-13, 12-21, 22-20.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Rohit Sharma
B)
Rishabh Pant
C)
Virat Kohli
D)
Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rishabh Pant


Rishabh Pant scored the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket, surpassing Kapil Dev's record during India’s second test against Sri Lanka at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. Rishabh Pant's 50 came off 28 deliveries, which is the 13th fastest fifty in Tests in the world.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
Stephen Graham
B)
Leonardo Dicaprio
C)
Will Smith
D)
Benedict Cumberbatch

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Will Smith


Will Smith won the Best Actor for his role in 'King Richard' at the 75th edition of British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Joanna Scanlan won BAFTA 2022 Best Actress award for her role in 'After Love' and 'The Power of the Dog' won BAFTA for Best Picture and Best Director.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
14th March 2022
B)
15th March 2022
C)
16th March 2022
D)
17th March 2022

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 16th March 2022


Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed that Covid-19 vaccination for children between 12-14years of age will begin from 16th March 2022. The co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to senior citizens has also been removed.

Published On : March 14, 2022
A)
8.50%
B)
8.35%
C)
8.25%
D)
8.10%

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 8.10%


The retirement fund body, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has slashed interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.10% for 2021-22. This rate is 0.4% lower than previous year. The interest rate on PF deposit was 8.5% in 2020-21 and 2019-20.

Published On : March 13, 2022
A)
7.9%
B)
8.2%
C)
8.7%
D)
9.4%

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 7.9%


Rating Agency Morgan Stanley has projected India’s GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.9%.

Published On : March 13, 2022
A)
Y. V. Chandrachud
B)
P. N. Bhagwati
C)
Abhinav Chandrachud
D)
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Abhinav Chandrachud


A new biography, titled “Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times” was announced, during the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of Soli Sorabjee. It is authored by advocate and legal scholar Abhinav Chandrachud and will be released in April 2022. The book highlights the personal details of the life of Soli Sorabjee, his family background. He was the former Attorney General (AG) of India and served two times for the years 1989-90 and then from 1998- 2004.

Published On : March 12, 2022
A)
Goa
B)
Uttarakhand
C)
Manipur
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Uttarakhand


Uttarakhand Chief Minister "Pushkar Singh Dhami" submitted his resignation along with that of his cabinet to the Uttarakhand Governor Gurmit Singh. The move comes after Dhami lost from Khatima constituency to INC's Bhuwan Chandra Kapri by a margin of 6579 votes despite BJP reporting a comfortable victory in the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 with 47 seats in the 70-member assembly. 

Published On : March 11, 2022