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 .

In which city was India's first centralized AC railway terminal (Ultra Luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal) set up?

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad

Lucknow

Bengaluru

Correct Answer : Bengaluru

The ultra luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal in Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru was made operational on Monday, 6 June 2022.

The Ernakulam Tri-Weekly Express chugged trough the station to mark this special occasion. According to the railway officials, the air-conditioned SMV Railway Terminal is a ₹314 crore project. It has solar rooftop panels and rainwater harvesting mechanism.

The railway terminal at the city's Baiyappanahalli area, named after Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and claims to have an airport-like aura.

It was a joyous moment for the crew and passengers for being the first to use the city's third major terminal, which is situated between Banaswadi and Baiyyappanahalli in the city.

The other two major terminals in Bengaluru are Bengaluru City Railway Station and Yashwanthpur Railway Station..

Source : Mint

Published On : June 14, 2022

2 .

What is the percentage of retail inflation for the estimates in month of May 2022?

7.87%

7.51%

7.25%

7.04%

Correct Answer : 7.04%

* According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India’s headline retail inflation rate eased to 7.04 percent in May 2022 from April’s 2022 near-eight-year high of 7.79 percent thanks to a favourable base effect.

* The fall in inflation in May is unlikely to do much to slow down the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate hike cycle. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was 7.79 per cent in April. In May 2021, the retail inflation stood at 6.3 per cent.

* Meanwhile, a rise in price across all items from fuel to vegetables and cooking oil pushed WPI or Wholesale Price Inflation to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April and retail inflation to a near eight-year high of 7.79 per cent.

* Retail inflation tracked by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices from a retail buyer’s perspective.

* The Reserve Bank, which factors in the CPI in its monetary policy, had earlier this month raised the inflation forecast for the current financial year to 6.7 per cent from its previous estimate of 5.7 per cent..

Source : Times Now

Published On : June 14, 2022

3 .

Who is won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022?

Max Verstappen

Charles Leclerc

Lando Norris

Daniel Ricciardo

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after retirements for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, giving Mercedes’ George Russell P3 at Baku.

Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc lost the lead at the start but regained it when the leading Red Bull of Max Verstappen pitted on Lap 19. One lap later, Leclerc’s race went up in a puff of smoke and he crawled back to the pits to retire. This would be Ferrari’s second retirement of the race as Carlos Sainz stopped with a hydraulic failure on Lap 9.

Leclerc’s DNF left Verstappen ahead of Sergio Perez (who took fastest lap) in a one-two for Red Bull, with Mercedes driver Russell promoted into the final podium place, having started fifth.

Team mate and Driver of the Day Lewis Hamilton started seventh and finished fourth having pitted during the VSC on Lap 10 and the following one on Lap 34, passing Pierre Gasly 10 laps later with the benefit of newer tyres. The AlphaTauri driver finished fifth having started sixth.

Sebastian Vettel took P6 for Aston Martin having begun the race on medium tyres, pitting during the first VSC and finishing the race on hards.

Alpine's Fernando Alonso started 10th but made it up to seventh having begun on medium tyres, going long on his first stint and pitting after 18 laps to finish the race on hard tyres and beat both McLarens to P7..

Source : Formula1

Published On : June 14, 2022

4 .

Which country create history by qualifying for FIFAe Nations Cup 2022?

India

Pakistan

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : India

In Football, India created history by securing a spot at the highly coveted FIFAe Nations Cup (FeNC) 2022. Representatives from the country will join esports athletes from 23 other nations to compete at the highest level of FIFA 22 Esports from July 26 to 30 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Organized and conducted by EA Sports, the FeNC is one of three major esports events that are held on a worldwide scale to crown the global champions of the game. This tournament will feature teams representing their nations and competing in a 2v2 format against opponents from all over the world.

The tournament's Playoffs 2022 commenced in June 2022. In this double elimination bracket, India will take on several top-tier nations from Asia and Oceania to secure a slot at the prestigious Nations Cup 2022.Charanjot Singh, Siddh Chandarana and Saransh Jain are the three athletes who will be representing India at the biggest stage of FIFA Esports at Copenhagen for the Nations Cup 2022. Apart from representing the nation on the global stage, these individuals are also some of the highest ranked players from the country..

Source : News On Air

Published On : June 13, 2022

5 .

Who has decided to increased the existing limits on individual housing loans provided by cooperative banks?

World Bank

Reserve Bank of India

State Bank of India

Asian Development Bank

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the upper limit of the home loans provided by cooperative banks to the individual borrowers by at least 100%. The limits have been revised after almost a decade, considering the rise in housing prices. The decision will help increase the demand for housing loans and facilitate better credit flow to the housing sector.

The RBI also allowed Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) to provide doorstep banking services to meet customers’ needs, especially senior citizens and differently-abled persons.

The upper limit for individual housing loans granted by tier-I UCBs has been revised from Rs 30 lakh to Rs 60 lakh. For tier-II UCBs, the upper limit for individual housing loans has been revised from Rs 70 lakh to Rs 1.40 crore. These limits were last revised in 2011 and 2009 for UCBs and RCBs, respectively.

For Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs) with an assessed net worth of less than Rs 100 crore, the limits for individual borrowers have been revised to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 20 lakh, and for other RCBs, the limits have been increased to Rs 75 lakh from Rs 30 lakh..

Source : Clear Tax

Published On : June 13, 2022

6 .

Who became the 74th Teenage Grandmaster of India?

Raja Rithvik R

Vidit Gujrathi

Rahul Srivatshav P

Nihal Sarin

Correct Answer : Rahul Srivatshav P

Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.

The 19-year old player reached the 2500 Elo live rating mark after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia in the Cattolica event. His current Elo rating is 2468. Srivatshav had already secured five GM norms and achieved the title when he crossed the rating threshold of 2500..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : June 13, 2022

7 .

Who is clinches gold medal at IWF Youth World Championship?

Achinta Sheuli

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Jeremy Lalrinnunga

Saanapathi Gurunaidu

Correct Answer : Saanapathi Gurunaidu

Indian weightlifter "Saanapathi Gurunaidu" clinched Gold medal in men's 55 kilogram event at the IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico on Sunday(13th June 2022).

Two other Indian weightlifters "Vijay Prajapati" and "Akansha Kishor Vyavhare" clinched silver medals on the opening day of the event.

Saanapathi won Gold medal in men's 55 kilogram event with total lift of 230 kilogram.

He lifted 104 kilogram in Snatch winning Silver while 126 kilogram lifting in Clean and Jerk to finish on the top to grab the Gold medal.

Vijay finished second in the Men's 49 kilogram event with a total lift of 175 kilogram.

Vijay lifted 78 kilogram in Snatch and 97 kilogram in the Clean and Jerk category.

Akanksha won the medal in the Women's 40 kilogram category. She finished first in the Snatch portion of the event, lifting 59 kilogram , and third in the Clean and Jerk section, lifting 68 kilogram, earning her the silver medal with a total of 127 kilogram..

Source : News on Air

Published On : June 13, 2022

8 .

China's Tencent buys stake worth_____crore in Flipkart from Binny Bansal.

₹2,060

₹3,000

₹4,720

₹5,450

Correct Answer : ₹2,060

Chinese technology conglomerate "Tencent" has bought stake worth USD 264 million (about ₹2,060 crore) in Flipkart from its co-founder Binny Bansal through its European subsidiary, according to official documents.

Singapore-headquartered e-commerce firm Flipkart has operations in India only.

Bansal holds around 1.84 per cent stake in Flipkart after selling part of his stake to Tencent Cloud Europe BV.

The transaction was completed on October 26, 2021 and was shared with the government authorities at the beginning of the current financial year.

Post the transaction, Tencent arm holds 0.72 per stake in Flipkart which is valued at around USD 264 million, as per last valuation of USD 37.6 billion disclosed by the e-commerce firm in July 2021.

The company's valuation surged to USD 37.6 billion after raising USD 3.6 billion (about ₹26,805.6 crore) in funding round led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, CPP Investments, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart..

Source : Mint

Published On : June 12, 2022

9 .

Ather Energy partners with_____for vehicle financing.

ICICI

SBI

HDFC

Tata AIA

Correct Answer : SBI

Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy has partnered with the State Bank of India for vehicle financing for its customers.

The collaboration will enable Ather Energy's customers, having pre-approved loan offers from SBI, to avail instant loans at low interest rates starting from 9.55 per cent per annum, depending on customer credit profile.

The vehicle loans can be availed through SBI's mobile app YONO as well as offline..

Source : India Times

Published On : June 12, 2022

10 .

Which Bank appoints R Subramaniakumar as new MD and CEO in June 2022?

Axis Bank

Indian Bank

RBL Bank

IDBI Bank

Correct Answer : RBL Bank

RBL Bank slumped 16.19% to Rs 95 after the bank appointed R Subramaniakumar as the new Managing Director and CEO of the bank for three years.

R Subramaniakumar is a banker with 40 years of experience. He is an Independent Director of the LIC Pension Fund. He is a physics graduate with PGDCA (post graduate diploma in computer application). He has acquired CISA (certified information system audit) & CISM (certified information security manager) from ISACA, USA. He is a banker with CAIIB (certified associate of indian institute of bankers) and also holds advanced banking certificate from University of Maryland, USA.

Shares of RBL Bank have tumbled 16.55% in two trading sessions from its previous closing high of Rs 113.85 on 9 June 2022. The stock has lost 58% from its 52-week high of Rs 226.45 recorded on 8 July 2021.

Shares of the private sector bank hit an all time low of Rs 92.75 in intraday today on the BSE..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : June 12, 2022