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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 cricketer has been downgraded straight from Grade A to Grade C in the BCCI Central Contract List 2022?
A)
Ravindra Jadeja
B)
Hardik Pandya
C)
Rishabh Pant
D)
Krunal Pandya

Correct Answer :   Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has been downgraded straight from Grade A to Grade C. The senior all-rounder has been in and out of the Indian national cricket team due to injury in the last season. Another senior player who has been downgraded to the Grade C central contract category in Shikhar Dhawan, who is now included in only ODIs.

Published On : March 4, 2022
2 .
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T is a next-generation weather satellite launched by which space agency to forecast hazardous environmental conditions.
A)
NASA
B)
ISRO
C)
Roscosmos
D)
China space agency (CNSA)

Correct Answer :   NASA

The US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on March 01, 2022. The satellite is named as GOES-T.  Once the satellite gets positioned in its geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18.

Published On : March 3, 2022
3 .
Name the Indian shooter who recently won gold medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol event at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo?
A)
Saurabh Chaudhary
B)
Jaspal Rana
C)
Divyansh Singh Panwar
D)
Yashaswini Singh Deswal

Correct Answer :   Saurabh Chaudhary

Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary has won the gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing 2022 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on March 01. 2022.

Published On : March 3, 2022
4 .
How many seats went to polls in the sixth phase of UP Elections 2022?
A)
48
B)
57
C)
62
D)
69

Correct Answer :   57

The sixth phase of UP Assembly Polls 2022 was held on March 3, 2022 in 57 seats across 10 districts including Gorakhpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Basti,  Balrampur, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddharthnagar. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is among the candidates in the fray in this phase, he is contesting from Gorakhpur Urban seat.

Published On : March 3, 2022
5 .
Which year did Ukraine gain Independence from the Soviet Union?
A)
1983
B)
1987
C)
1991
D)
1995

Correct Answer :   1991

Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991. The Soviet Union dissolved shortly after in December 1991. Though Russia signed an agreement o respect the independent Ukraine’s sovereignty in 1994, it has considered Ukraine as a part of the Russian Federation. 

Published On : March 3, 2022
6 .
Who among the following cricketers has been downgraded from Grade A to B in the latest BCCI central contract list?
A)
R Ashwin
B)
Rishabh Pant
C)
Mohammed Shami
D)
Ajinkya Rahane

Correct Answer :   Ajinkya Rahane

Former Indian Test Vice-Captain "Ajinkya Rahane" along with Cheteshwar Pujara has been downgraded from Grade A to B in the latest central contracts list of the BCCI. The list was ratified by the Board's Apex Council on March 2, 2022. The BCCI has four categories of annual remuneration for players –A+, A, B and C. This year’s contract list includes 27 players.

Published On : March 3, 2022
7 .
Who is the current(2022) President of Ukraine?
A)
Boris Johnson
B)
Rinat Akhmetov
C)
Viktor Yanukovych
D)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Correct Answer :   Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former actor and comedian, is the sixth and current President of Ukraine. He won the 2018 Ukrainian Presidential Elections with 73.2 percent vote, defeating his opponent Petro Poroshenko. He played the role of a teacher who becomes President of Ukraine in the TV show ‘Srvant of the People.’

Published On : March 3, 2022
8 .
Which exercise will be conducted by the Indian Air Force during the Pokhran Range in Rajasthan?
A)
Vayu Shakti
B)
Jala Shakti
C)
Sena Shakti
D)
Gagan Shakti

Correct Answer :   Vayu Shakti

Atotal of 148 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will demonstrate their capabilities at Exercise "Vayu Shakti" that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on 7th March 2022, a senior official said on Wednesday(2nd Mar 2022).
 
The Rafale aircraft will participate in this exercise for the first time and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest, the IAF official noted.
 
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducts Exercise Vayu Shakti at Pokharan range every three years to demonstrate its readiness to conduct full spectrum operations. The last one took place in 2019.
 
Out of the 148 aircraft participating in the exercise this year, 109 will be fighter jets, the IAF official said.
 
The official added that 24 helicopters, seven transport aircraft and four remotely-piloted aircraft will also take part in the exercise on March 7, 2022.
 
IAF's fighter jets such as Jaguar, Sukhoi-30, MiG-29, Tejas, Rafale and Mirage-2000 will participate in this exercise, the official noted.
 
The event will begin with 17 Jaguar aircraft flying in a "75 formation", the official said.
 
It will end with three jets -- Rafale, Tejas and Sukhoi-30 -- conducting "transformer aerobatic display", the official noted.
 
IAF's helicopters such as Apache, Chinook, Mi17V5, Mi35, ALH MkIV and LCH will also take part in the March 7 exercise, the official said, adding that the event will begin at 10.30 AM and end at 12.30 PM.
 
The capabilities of Aakash missile system and Spyder missile system will also be shown at the exercise, the official said.
 
Transport aircraft C17 and C130J will also participate in the event, the official added..

Source : India Today

Published On : March 3, 2022
9 .
Who is the author of a new book titled "The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one's life"?
A)
Deepam Chatterjee
B)
Vikram Sampath
C)
Andrew Sartori
D)
Ajay Kumar Bhalla

Correct Answer :   Deepam Chatterjee

Former Indian Army Captain, "Deepam Chatterjee" has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life”. This is a book that mixes mysticism and music that takes readers on a journey of awakening. The book talks about Jayshankar Prasad, or Jay, who has a shady-yet-mercurial rise in his journey as an entrepreneur and Vini, a mystic monk. The book is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Published On : March 2, 2022
10 .
Which country Launches "Long March-8 Rocket" 22 Satellites into Space in Feb 2022?
A)
India
B)
Japan
C)
Brazil
D)
China

Correct Answer :   China

China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday(27th Feb 2022), setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket.
 
The rocket blasted off at 11.06 a.m. (Beijing Time) at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern Hainan Province before sending the satellites into preset orbits, Xinhua news agency reported.
 
These satellites will be mainly used for commercial remote sensing services, marine environment monitoring, forest fire prevention and disaster mitigation.
 
The mission marked the 409th flight of the Long March carrier rockets.
 
The Long March-8 rocket carrying 22 satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, February 27, 2022.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : March 2, 2022