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.

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1 .

Who won the UEFA European Football League title 2022?

Mainz

Dortmund

Viktoria Koln

Eintracht Frankfurt

Correct Answer : Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League final and claim their first European trophy in 42 years.

Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey's spot kick -- Rangers' fourth -- while Eintracht were flawless in their execution, scoring all five. The game had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes.

Joe Aribo had struck against the run of play in the 57th minute to give Rangers the lead, charging clear after a string of defensive errors and sliding the ball past Trapp.

The Germans, unbeaten in the competition going into the final and eyeing their first European title since 1980, bounced back as Rafael Borre snuck in between two defenders to turn in a Filip Kostic cross in the 70th..

Source : Times Of India

Published On : May 22, 2022

2 .

Who won the 1st prize in Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022?

Phanindra Sama

Ashneer Grover

Subhash Ola

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Correct Answer : Subhash Ola

Subhash Ola has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 and his enterprise “Geniusenergy Critical Innovation Private Limited” has won the Start-up of the Year award.

The technology was first developed to make khoya and other milk products, and the portfolio of applications was later extended to textile, milk and food, pharma, plywood, paper mills, leather industry, chemical industry, hot water boiler generator, plastic recycle, laundry, hospitals and so on.

Geniusenergy Critical Innovation, a start-up recognized by Govt. of India, was incubated by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. It serves clientele in a variety of industries for their energy needs, helps them reduce cost, and at the same time protects the environment.

Shri Ola was one amongst, close to 2000 entrepreneurs of our country contesting for this Start-up of the Year award, representing 240 cities across the length and breadth of the country and all major sectors be it Healthcare, Fintech, E-commerce, Blockchain, EdTech, Consumer Products, Emerging Tech (AI, ML, etc.) and others..

Source : Devdiscourse

Published On : May 21, 2022

3 .

Which Bank has merged into a share purchase agreement to sell its remaining 25% stake in private sector life insurer Ageas Federal Life Insurance for Rs 580 crore?

HDFC Bank

IDBI Bank

Axis Bank

ICICI Bank

Correct Answer : IDBI Bank

IDBI Bank has entered into a share purchase agreement with Ageas Insurance International, wherein the bank is looking to sell its remaining stake of 25% in private sector life insurer Ageas Federal Life Insurance for Rs 580 crore, making Ageas one of the few foreign insurers to raise its stake in its Indian insurance joint venture to 74 per cent, after the government raised the FDI cap in the insurance sector.

“In continuation of the bank’s disclosure dated March 29, 2022, we hereby inform you that IDBI Bank has entered a share purchase agreement (SPA) with Ageas Insurance International NV (Buyer) on May 19, 2022 to sell IDBI Bank’s entire stake of 200,000,000 equity shares in Ageas Federal Life Insurance company pursuant to exercise of call option by Ageas. The transaction will be concluded subject to regulatory approvals,” the bank said in a notification to the exchanges..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : May 21, 2022

4 .

Where did the New Development Bank(NDB) open its regional office in India?

Delhi

Karanataka

Gujarat

Telangana

Correct Answer : Gujarat

The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has announced plans to open its regional office of India at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to cater to infrastructure and sustainable development needs of the country.

Working in close coordination with the NDB Headquarters, the Indian Regional Office will focus on project origination including initial project preparation and technical assistance, pipeline development, project implementation and monitoring as well as regional portfolio management, the bank said in a press release.

Headquartered in Shanghai, the NDB was established by BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The bank formally opened in July 2015..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : May 21, 2022

5 .

Which company to acquire wealth management platforms Wealthdesk, Open IQ for $75 million?

Paytm

BharatPe

PhonePe

PayPal

Correct Answer : PhonePe

Walmart-backed PhonePe on Wednesday said it is acquiring two wealth management platforms WealthDesk and Open IQ. While PhonePe did not disclose the deal size, sources aware of the development said that the total deal is in the range of USD 75 million."PhonePe is acquiring WealthDesk ('Wealth Technologies & Services Private Limited'). The founder and the entire team will be working as a part of the PhonePe group and both the platforms will remain independent," Phonepe said.

* A PhonePe spokesperson said that WealthDesk will continue to remain an open platform for all players, and the founder Ujjwal Jain will continue defining the vision for his company.

* The valuation of Wealthdesk is over USD 50 million, the source said.

* PhonePe is also acquiring OpenQ (Quantech Capital Investment Advisors Private Limited), subject to necessary regulatory approvals..

Source : Zee News

Published On : May 21, 2022

6 .

Which Aircraft successfully completed Engine Relight test in Air (May 2022)?

YUVA-NG

TEJAS-NG

HANSA-NG

BHARAT-NG

Correct Answer : HANSA-NG

HANSA-NG 2 seater flying trainer Aircraft, Design & Developed by CSIR-NAL, has successfully completed in-flight engine relight test at DRDO’s Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility, Challakere on 17th May, 2022. Flight test was carried out at an altitude of 7000-8000 feet with the speed range of 60 to 70 knots by Wg Cdr K V Prakash and Wg Cdr NDS Reddy, Test Pilots from Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), Indian Air force (IAF).

In-flight engine relight capability of the aircraft was demonstrated with wind milling propeller and starter assisted start. The aircraft handling characteristics & flight parameters were found to be normal during these test flights.

CSIR-NAL mentioned that, the in-flight engine relight test is most critical and important milestone towards certification of the aircraft by DGCA. .

Source : PIB

Published On : May 20, 2022

7 .

Which of the following savings clients will have NEFT, RTGS facility available from May 2022?

Indian Railways

HDFC Bank

Post Office

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

Correct Answer : Post Office

According to a Department of Post circular, the NEFT facility has been made available for "Post Office" Savings Accounts holders from May 18, 2022, and RTGS facility will be available from May 31, 2022.

This facility enables POSB customers to transfer funds to and from other bank accounts to POSB Accounts in DoP-CBS (DoP-CBS stands for Department of Posts - Core Banking Solutions).

Source : Economic Times

Published On : May 20, 2022

8 .

Which Indian state was the top recipient of FDI equity inflows in FY 2021-22?

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Karnataka

Under the sector `Computer Software & Hardware’, the major recipient states of FDI Equity inflow are Karnataka (53%), Delhi (17%) and Maharashtra (17%) during FY 2021-22.

Karnataka is the top recipient state with 38% share of the total FDI Equity inflow reported during the FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26%) and Delhi (14%). Majority of the equity inflow of Karnataka has been reported in the sectors `Computer Software & Hardware’ (35%), Automobile Industry (20%) and `Education’ (12%) during the FY 2021-22..

Source : PIB

Published On : May 20, 2022

9 .

India recorded how much annual FDI inflow in FY 2021-22?

USD 69.24 billion

USD 83.57 billion

USD 85.83 billion

USD 89.35 billion

Correct Answer : USD 83.57 billion

India recorded the highest-ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22, overtaking last year's FDI by USD 1.60 billion. India's FDI inflow has witnessed a 23 percent rise post-COVID-19 outbreak despite lockdowns and Russian military operations in Ukraine.

Source : NDTV

Published On : May 20, 2022

10 .

Who has directed banks and ATM operators to provide card less cash withdrawal facilities at all ATMs?

State Bank of India

Union Bank of India

Indian Bank

Reserve Bank of India

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

* Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks and ATM operators to provide cardless cash withdrawal facilities at all ATMs.

* All banks, automated teller machine (ATM) networks, and White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) may provide the option of ICCW at their ATMs.

* The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has been advised to facilitate Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration with all banks and ATM networks.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 20, 2022