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 receives the "Order of the British Empire Award"?

Dilip Piramal

Harish Manwani

Mukesh Ambani

Ajay Piramal

Correct Answer : Ajay Piramal

Chairman of Piramal Group, Ajay Piramal has received the prestigious Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award from Queen Elizabeth II.

He has been honoured with this award for his services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum.

President Rolls-Royce India, Kishore Jayaraman, also receives the Honorary Order of the British Empire for his services to International Trade and Investment.

Source : Times Of India

Published On : May 19, 2022

2 .

India won how many gold medals in the 2021 Deaflympics?

Correct Answer : 8

India has won 16 medals (including eight golds, one silver and seven bronze) at the Deaflympics 2021in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

India has finished in the ninth position in the medal tally.

India won three gold in shooting, three in Badminton, and each in Golf and Tennis.

Shooting : Dhanush Srikanth, Abhinav Deshwal, Dhanush Srikanth/Priyesha Deshmukh, Shourya Saini, Vedika Sharma

Badminton : Jerlin Jayaratchagan, Abhinav Sharma

Tennis : Prithvi Sekhar/Dhananjay Dubey..

Source : Scroll

Published On : May 18, 2022

3 .

The Religious Worship Act 1991 bars conversion of any place of worship after which year?

1991

1987

1959

1947

Correct Answer : 1947

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 was passed in 1991 by the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao during the peak of the Ram Mandir movement. The Act prohibits conversion of worship and provides for the maintenance of religious character of any places of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947.

The act states that legal proceedings could be initiated if the change of religious character of the place of worship was done after August 15, 1947. It also does not apply to the Ram Janma Bhumi Babri Masjid Case.

Published On : May 18, 2022

4 .

Which company bought 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $ 4.4 billion?

Telecom Egypt

MTN Group

Absa Group Limited

Etisalat Group

Correct Answer : Etisalat Group

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC “e&" (Etisalat Group) has acquired approximately 2,766 million shares in Vodafone Group Plc aggregating to $4.4 billion.

The shares represent 9.8% of Vodafone's issued share capital.

The transaction is in process with e&’s ambition to be a global player in telecom and technology.

Vodafone Headquarters : Berkshire, United Kingdom;

Chairman : Jean-Françols van Boxmeer

Source : Live Mint

Published On : May 18, 2022

5 .

Who launched the first dental health insurance scheme in India in May 2022?

Life Insurance Corporation

HDFC Life Insurance

Max Life Insurance

PNB MetLife

Correct Answer : PNB MetLife

PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has launched a dental health insurance plan.

A dental health insurance plan is the first insurance plan in India that covers fixed-benefit outpatient expenses and provides financial assistance with costs related to overall dental health.

PNB MetLife has tied up with more than 340 dental clinics to help customers to manage their dental health.

PNB MetLife Chairman : Kishore Ponnavolu
MD& CEO : Ashish Kumar Srivastava

Source : Business Standard

Published On : May 18, 2022

6 .

Which bank has approved USD 350 million as financial assistance for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Practices in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project?

World Bank

Reserve Bank of India

Asia Development Bank

European Central Bank

Correct Answer : World Bank

The World Bank has approved 350 million dollars aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat -(SRESTHA-G) project.

According to official sources, the SRESTHA-G project will be a 500 million dollars project with 350 million dollars support coming from the World Bank. The project will include transforming key health delivery systems in the state.

According to the official release, the programme will focus on four key result areas to improve quality, equity, and comprehensiveness of primary healthcare, services for adolescent girls and the capacity of disease surveillance systems.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 18, 2022

7 .

Which group acquired a controlling stake in Swiss-based Holcim AG's Cement Business in India for $ 10.5 billion?

Tata Group

Adani Group

Reliance Group

Mahindra Group

Correct Answer : Adani Group

Adani Group has acquired a controlling stake in Swiss-based Holcim AG's cement businesses in India in a $10.5 billion deal.

The Adani Group has acquired 63.19% of Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC in the bidding with companies.

With this deal, Adani becomes the second biggest cement producer in the country after the Aditya Birla Group-owned UltraTech Cement.

The divestment of India businesses by Holcim is to reduce its reliance on carbon-intensive cement production.

Holcim said in a statement it had signed a binding agreement for the Adani Group to acquire Holcim's business in India, comprising its stake in Ambuja Cement, which owns a 50.05% interest in ACC, as well as its 4.48% direct stake in ACC. Holcim would receive nearly $6.4 billion for the stakes.

Source : Live Mint

Published On : May 17, 2022

8 .

Who won the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in the Top Male Artist category?

The Weeknd

Drake

Chris Brown

Travis Scott

Correct Answer : Drake

Drake has won the Billboard Music Awards 2022 in the top artist, male artist, rap artist, rap male artist and rap album (for Certified Lover Boy) category.

BTS has also won three awards in the Top Duo/Group, Top Selling Song, and Top Song Sales Artist categories.

* Top New Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Female Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Billboard 200 Artist : Taylor Swift

* Top Radio Songs Artist : Olivia Rodrigo

* Top Billboard Global 2022 Artist (New): Olivia Rodrigo

Source : USA Today

Published On : May 17, 2022

9 .

Who won gold in ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Germany?

Sift Kaur Samra

Aditi Ashok

Rajeswar Tiwari

Sumit Mukherjee

Correct Answer : Sift Kaur Samra

India’s "Sift Kaur Samra" won the individual women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) like Prone, the Standing and the Kneeling positions, event to take India’s gold medal tally to 10 at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl, Germany yesterday(16th May 2022). Sift Kaur Samra beat Norway’s Julie Johannessen 17-9 in the final.

India’s Ashi Chouksey also won bronze in the event. India now has a total of 25 medals - 10 gold, 12 silver and three bronze - and sit atop the medals table. Italy, the next best team, has four gold and three bronze medals. The ISSF Junior World Cup will conclude on Thursday(19th May 2022)..

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 17, 2022

10 .

What is the name of the third ship of Project 17A that was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on May 17, 2022?

INS Rajghir

INS Sahyadri

INS Aravalli

INS Udaygiri

Correct Answer : INS Udaygiri

INS Udaygiri :

The ship 'Udaygiri' is named after a mountain range in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the third ship of Project 17A frigates. These are follow on of the P17 Frigates (Shivalik Class) with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management systems.

‘Udaygiri’ is the reincarnation of erstwhile ‘Udaygiri’, the Leander Class ASW Frigate, which saw numerous challenging operations in its illustrious service to the country spanning over three decades from 18 Feb 1976 to 24 Aug 2007.

Under the P17A program, a total of seven ships, with 04 at MDL and 03 at GRSE are under construction. Various novel concepts and technologies like Integrated Construction, Mega Block Outsourcing, Project Data Management/ Project Lifecycle Management (PDM/PLM) etc have been adopted for the first time in indigenous Warship Design and Construction in this project.

Source : Live Mint

Published On : May 17, 2022