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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 has been named captain of the Ahmedabad IPL team?
A)
KL Rahul
B)
Shreyas Iyer
C)
Rasheed Khan
D)
Hardik Pandya

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has been named captain of the new Ahmedabad IPL team 2022. Pandya was picked along with Rasheed Khan and Shubman Gill ahead of the mega IPL 2022 auction event.

Published On : February 7, 2022
2 .
What is the name of the sole Indian sportsperson who will compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022?
A)
Asif Khan
B)
Jagdish Singh
C)
Shiva Keshavan
D)
Arif Khan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Arif Khan

Arif Khan is the sole Indian sportsperson to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. The Indian skier led a small Indian contingent during the Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony in Beijing, China on February 4, 2022.

Published On : February 7, 2022
3 .
Who was the first Indian woman to compete at the Winter Olympics?
A)
Neha Ahuja
B)
Shailaja Kumar
C)
Prabha Barot
D)
Mithali Kumar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Shailaja Kumar

Shailaja Kumar became the first Indian woman to compete at the Winter Olympics by taking part in the women's slalom event in the 1988 edition in Calgary, Canada. She had finished 28th, which is the best result by any Indian. India had returned to the Winter Olympics in the 1988 edition after a long gap with a contingent of three, Shailaja Kumar, Gul Dev and Kishor Rahtna Rai.

Published On : February 7, 2022
4 .
Who has partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to offer cyber insurance?
A)
ICICI Lombard General Insurance
B)
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
C)
SBI Life Insurance
D)
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Correct Answer : Option (A) - ICICI Lombard General Insurance

ICICI Lombard General Insurance has partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to offer cyber insurance to customers of the bank. This Cyber Insurance policy provides financial protection to customers against potential financial fraud relating to banking, credit or debit card; identity theft; phishing or email spoofing etc. Airtel Payments Bank customers can purchase this cyber insurance policy within minutes using the Airtel Thanks app.

Published On : February 7, 2022
5 .
Who has tied up with Policybazaar to digitally offer a wide range of Life Insurance products?
A)
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
B)
HDFC Life Insurance
C)
United India Insurance
D)
The Oriental Insurance Company

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has tied up with Policybazaar to digitally offer a wide range of Life Insurance and investment products to its customers across India. This is LIC’s first association with a private insurance aggregator, which has mainly relied on its 1.33 million agents for distributing products. To facilitate seamless digital distribution of life insurance products and boost financial inclusion across India.
 
The benefit of the tie-up : The alliance will provide insurance services in smaller cities to ensure financial inclusion and social security. It will increase its penetration digitally in rural and remote areas and offer a wide range of term and investment products to the customers.

Published On : February 7, 2022
6 .
Which team has won the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022?
A)
Japan
B)
China PR
C)
India
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - China PR

China PR defeated the South Korea (Korea Republic), 3-2, to win the AFC Women`s Asian Cup India 2022 final title at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 06, 2022.

Published On : February 7, 2022
7 .
Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement from international cricket from March 2022. He plays international matches for which country?
A)
Sri Lanka
B)
Zimbabwe
C)
West Indies
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sri Lanka

Veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced to retire from international cricket, after Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of India, scheduled in February and March 2022 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

Published On : February 7, 2022
8 .
The foundation stone for International Cricket Stadium in Jaipur was laid recently. It is said to be the third largest stadium in the world. What is the proposed seating capacity of the stadium?
A)
50,000
B)
60,000
C)
75,000
D)
1,00,000

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 75,000

The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President "Sourav Ganguly" laid the foundation stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur on February 05, 2022. The stadium will have seating capacity of 75,000 spectators.

Published On : February 6, 2022
9 .
The final match of 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup Championship was held at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. In which country is this stadium based?
A)
England
B)
Barbados
C)
West Indies
D)
Antigua and Barbuda

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Antigua and Barbuda

The tournament was held in West Indies. The Final match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Published On : February 6, 2022
10 .
Dewald Brevis has clinched the Player of the tournament award at the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup Championship. He plays for which country?
A)
England
B)
Australia
C)
West Indies
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer : Option (D) - South Africa

Yash Dhull is the winning captain from the Indian side.
Player of the tournament : Dewald Brevis (South Africa)
Player of the Match in the Finals : Raj Bawa (India)

Published On : February 6, 2022