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 .

Kapil Sibal has resigned from Congress and filed Rajya Sabha nomination as an independent candidate with the support of which party?

Samajwadi Party

Trinamool Congress

Bahujan Samaj Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Correct Answer : Samajwadi Party

Veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal announced on May 25, 2022 that he has resigned from the Indian National Congress. The political leader filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate with the support of the Samajwadi Party in the presence of SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav. Sibal said that he is no longer a Congress leader and that he had resigned from the Congress Party on May 16. He stressed that it is important to be an independent voice in parliament.

Published On : May 25, 2022

2 .

Who has resigned as the President of the Indian Olympic Association?

Jay Shah

Chetan Anand

Narinder Batra

Sourav Ganguly

Correct Answer : Narinder Batra

Narinder Batra resigned as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on May 25, 2022. Batra announced that he is not going to run for another term as President of the body. Narinder Batra is also the President of the International Hockey Federation. He said that his role as FIH President requires more time especially since world hockey is undergoing an essential development phase with the launch of new platforms and activities and the creation of a new competition this year, the FIH Hockey Nations Cup.

Published On : May 25, 2022

3 .

Which bank launch of a new range of co-branded credit cards with 'Retailio', aimed largely at pharmacies?

SBI

Axis Bank

ICICI Bank

HDFC Bank

Correct Answer : HDFC Bank

India's largest private sector bank, HDFC Bank partnered with Retailio on Monday(23rd May 2022) and announced the launch of a new range of co-branded credit cards primarily targeted at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant segment. Retailio is the country's largest B2B pharma marketplace.

In a statement, HDFC Bank said the partnership is likely to cover over 1.4 lakh merchants in the first phase of its roll-out. It will also be available to over 1 lakh customers of Retailio from their existing merchant base and as well as new customers..

Source : Mint

Published On : May 25, 2022

4 .

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the introduction of _________ Credit on its Yono platform, allowing eligible customers to get personal loans of up to Rs 35 lakh.

Real-Time Money

Real-Time Loan

Real-Time Xpress

Real-Time Insurance

Correct Answer : Real-Time Xpress

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the introduction of Real-Time Xpress Credit on its Yono platform, allowing eligible customers to get personal loans of up to Rs 35 lakh. The bank said its flagship personal loan product for salaried customers “Xpress Credit” now has a digital avatar and customers can now avail of it through Yono.

Under Real-Time Xpress Credit :

* Real-Time Xpress Credit, central, state government and defence salaried customers of SBI will no longer be required to visit the branch for availing of a personal loan. It would be a 100% paperless and digital experience and an end-to-end eight-step journey.

* The Xpress Credit product will enable our customers to experience a digital, hassle-free, and paperless loan process. SBI constantly endeavour to offer technology-led enhanced digital banking experience to the customers in order to simplify banking.”

Published On : May 25, 2022

5 .

Which country Air Force has been placed at the third position on the World Air Power Index in terms of the total fighting strength?

Russian Air Force

Israeli Air Force

Bangladesh Air Force

Indian Air Force

Correct Answer : Indian Air Force

World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has released the World Air Powers Ranking of 2022. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed at the third position on the World Air Power Index in terms of the total fighting strength of the various air services of different nations of the world. This report has placed the Indian Air Force (IAF) above the Chinese Aviation based armed forces (PLAAF), Japan Air Self-Preservation Power (JASDF), Israeli Aviation based armed forces, and French Air and Space Power. The report says that the Indian Air Force (IAF) currently counts 1,645 total units in its active aircraft inventory.

World Air Power Index 2022 :

* The Global Air Powers Ranking (2022) report has given the highest TvR score to the United States Air Force (USAF). It comprises a broad mix of aircraft types and many products are locally sourced from the massive industrial base of the country. The highest attainable TvR score is 242.9 held by the United States Air Force (USAF).

* In addition, it maintains dedicated strategic-level bombers, a sizeable helo, CAS aircraft, fighter force and hundreds of transport aircraft and the USAF will be reinforced in the coming days with hundreds of units still on order.

* The report has evaluated the total fighting strength of the various air forces of different nations of the world and ranked them accordingly. Currently, WDMMA is following 98 nations, covering 124 air administrations and following 47,840 aeroplanes.

Published On : May 25, 2022

6 .

Which company has launched 'Loan Against Shares' an end-to-end integrated digital financial offering?

Tata Capital Ltd

LIC Housing Finance

L&T Financial Services

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

Correct Answer : Tata Capital Ltd

The Tata Capital Ltd has launched ‘Loan Against Shares’ an end-to-end integrated digital financial offering.

Aims : To provide customers with an easy and seamless experience

Through this facility the customers can avail loans up to ₹5 crores by simply pledging their dematerialised shares online, facilitated by NSDL.

The loan amount can be customized based on the value of shares in the portfolio of the customer..

Source : Mint

Published On : May 24, 2022

7 .

Which bank has joined Retailio to launch co-branded credit cards?

Axis Bank

IDBI Bank

City Union Bank

HDFC Bank

Correct Answer : HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank has joined hands with Retailio to launch of a new range of co-branded credit cards primarily targeted at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant segment.

Retailio is the country's largest B2B pharma marketplace.

The co-branded credit card offers cashbacks on tax payments, reward points, and 5% Cashback on all Business essentials.

The card also offers no-cost and low cost EMI options for all customers on their credit card..

Source : Mint

Published On : May 24, 2022

8 .

Which year was the Inter-State Council set up?

1985

1987

1990

1993

Correct Answer : 1990

The Inter-State Council was set up on May 28, 1990 under Article 263 of the Indian Constitution. The main role of the council is to investigate and discuss subjects of common interest between the centre and states and make recommendations for better coordination of policy and action.

Published On : May 24, 2022

9 .

Who signed up NFT partner for Women's T20 Challenge in 23rd May 2022?

BCCI

EWCB

NZNC

SANC

Correct Answer : BCCI

The Indian cricket board, usually a slow-starter when it comes to picking up trends, has finally gone ahead and embraced the idea of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT). On Monday(23rd May 2022), the cricket board unveiled cricket metaverse company FanCraze as its official associate partner for the Women's T20 Challenge.

For the longest time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had stayed away from bringing NFT companies on board as sponsors and had also asked the franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to 'keep the distance'. This happened at a time when the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its other member boards had already started bringing NFT companies on board through official tie-ups..

Source : Times Of India

Published On : May 24, 2022

10 .

Which country launching Project WARDEC AI-powered wargame centre?

China

India

Japan

United States

Correct Answer : India

The Army Training Command on May 13th, 2022 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop a ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ in New Delhi. The project, which has been given a prototype name ‘WARDEC’, will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames.

What is the wargame centre about?

The Wargame Research and Development Centre will be used by the Army to train its soldiers and test their strategies through “metaverse-enabled gameplay”. The wargame models will be designed to prepare for wars as well as counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 24, 2022