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 received India's first Regional Rapid Transit System train set at Salvi in Gujarat?

NCRTC

DMRC

RLDA

NHSRCL

Correct Answer : NCRTC

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will be receiving India's first semi-high speed train set for Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) at Alstom's Savli plan in Gujarat today(7th May 2022).

The event will be held in presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Manoj Joshi at 3.30 pm.

The RRTS train sets are being manufactured under Make In India initiative and are capable of running at a top speed of 180 kilometre per hour. The train set will be brought to Duhai Depot in Uttar Pradesh and will be maintained and operated from there.

The fully air-conditioned train boasts of several modern commuter-centric features including cushioned seating, laptop-mobile charging, luggage racks and dynamic route-map.

NCRTC is the implementing agency of India's first RRTS corridor between Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut. The construction work on the 82-kilometre-long corridor is in full swing. The 17 km long priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai is targeted to be commissioned by 2023 and the full corridor will be fully operational by 2025.

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 7, 2022

2 .

Who has signs an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the goal of upskilling the technical workforce at the Department?

MSDE

MSME

MWCD

NITI Aayog

Correct Answer : MSDE

With an aim to upskill the technical staff at the Department of Space in the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signs a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The MoU was signed by Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary MSDE and Shri S. Somanath, Secretary Department of Space/ Chairman ISRO.

The programme is aimed at creating a formal framework for short-term courses to provide training for the skill development and capacity- building of the technical staff of ISRO as per the industry requirements, in the space domain in the country. More than 4000 ISRO technical employees will be trained in the programme over the course of the next 5 years. The location of the training will be the National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) under MSDE located across India.

The objective of the training programme is to boost the skills of various technical staff working across ISRO centres and units under Department of Space (DOS). With the help of MSDE and its state-of-the-art training institutes across the country, the programme will impart training in specific disciplines to upgrade employees' skill sets as per the latest industry trends and requirements. Under the MoU, ISRO will jointly work with MSDE and associated NSTI to prepare a detailed training calendar, training curriculum, and syllabus to accomplish the larger objectives of the programme. ISRO will provide trainee kits to the trainees.

With that, MSDE will also arrange labs, workshops, classrooms, specimens, and other training facilities to effectively carry out the programme at identified National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) in consultation with Capacity Building Programme Office (CBPO). MSDE will also be responsible for the overall management and complete supervision of the programme for its successful execution..

Source : PIB

Published On : May 7, 2022

3 .

Who has assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) of the Indian Air Force in May 2022?

Arup Raha

Birender Singh Dhanoa

Sanjeev Kapoor

Norman Anil Kumar Browne

Correct Answer : Sanjeev Kapoor

Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG(I&S)] of Indian Air Force at Air HQ New Delhi on 01 May 2022.

The Air Marshal is a graduate of National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Flying branch of IAF in December 1985 as a Transport Pilot. He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) Wellington, College of Defence Management and National Defence College. The Air Officer is a Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 7700 hours of flying experience on various aircraft in the inventory of IAF..

Source : PIB

Published On : May 7, 2022

4 .

Which country was scheduled to host Asian Games 2022?

India

Japan

China

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

Asian Games 2022, which were due to take place in September 2022 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed until an unspecified date. Though no reason has been given for the indefinite postponement of the event, the resurgence of the COVID-19 cases in China is expected to be the key cause.

Published On : May 6, 2022

5 .

Which of the following marine mammal is on the verge of extinction?

Numataphocoena

Harbour Porpoise

Vaquita

Yangtze finless porpoise

Correct Answer : Vaquita

The world's smallest marine mammal 'Vaquita Porpoise' are on the verge of extinction with just 10 left in their sole habitat within Mexico's Gulf of California, as per World Wildlife Data. The vaquita porpoise reproduces just once in every two years. They have been pushed to the brink of extinction after getting accidentally trapped in fishing nets and due to illegal fishing.

Published On : May 6, 2022

6 .

US FDA has limited the use of which company's COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot risk?

Pfizer

Moderna

Johnson & Johnson

AstraZeneca

Correct Answer : Johnson & Johnson

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limited the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on May 5, 2022 saying that it can cause "life-threatening blood clots". The FDA determined that the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) warrants limiting the authorized use of the vaccine. TTS is a syndrome of rare and potentially life-threatening blood clots in combination with low levels of blood platelets.

Published On : May 6, 2022

7 .

When did the 1950s F1 Race winner "Tony Brooks" Passes Away?

1st May 2022

2nd May 2022

3rd May 2022

4th May 2022

Correct Answer : 4th May 2022

Formula 1 announced the sad demise of Tony Brooks on Wednesday(4th May 2022). The Brit was the last surviving F1 race winner from the 1950s, who passed away on May 4, 2022, at the age of 90. Brooks, who was born Charles Anthony Standish Brooks on February 25, 1932, was known as the 'Racing Dentist,' having famously dovetailed his studies in dentistry at the University of Manchester during the beginnings of his racing career. He qualified as a dentist in 1956.

Who was Tony Brooks?

Tony Brooks was an extremely fast driver, who won sixes Grand Prix despite having just made 38 starts. He narrowly missed out on the world championship in 1959 and was regarded as one of the Best British racers alongside Stirling Moss to never win the title. Brooks was the most successful driver of his era after Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, and Moss. His most famous victory was perhaps at the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, a home win he shared with his compatriot Moss.

Brooks made his debut for BRM at the 1956 British Grand Prix before going on to drive for Vanwall in 1957 and 1958. The year after he was picked by Enzo Ferrari, the season he also came agonizingly close to winning the world title, only to lose it by four points to Jack Brabham..

Source : Republic World

Published On : May 6, 2022

8 .

In which player's case did the BCCI ban journalist Boria Majumdar for two years?

Wriddhiman Saha

Alzarri Joseph

Srikar Bharat

David Miller

Correct Answer : Wriddhiman Saha

The BCCI has banned journalist Boria Majumdar for two years for “threatening and intimidating” India wicketkeeper "Wriddhiman Saha". The ban, which includes not getting press accreditation for any matches in India, an embargo on interviewing centrally contracted players and no access to any of the cricket board’s and state units’ facilities, has been made effective after the Apex Council rubber-stamped the three-member fact-finding committee’s recommendations.

The Indian Express exclusively reported on April 23 that the BCCI was set to ban Majumdar after its three-member committee comprising the cricket board’s vice-president Rajiv Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal and the BCCI Apex Council member Prabhtej Singh Bhatia found him guilty of “bullying” Saha. As reported by this paper, a communication would be sent to the ICC also, that they ban the journalist for global events.

On Wednesday, the BCCI’s interim CEO Hemang Amin wrote to all the member units, The Indian Express has accessed the letter, informing them about the punishment meted out to the journalist and requesting for compliance..

Sourcce : Indian Express

Published On : May 6, 2022

9 .

Who wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol in Deaflympics 2021?

Manu Bhaker

Vedika Sharma

Antoaneta Boneva

Anudari Tsolmonbaatar

Correct Answer : Vedika Sharma

* Vedika Sharma won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol at the ongoing Deaflympics 2021 in Caxias do Sol, Brazil.

* Sharma’s bronze medal takes India in the medal tally to four at the quadrennial event.

* Pranjali Dhumal has finished at fourth position in the same event.

* currently, India stands at the eighth spot with two gold and two bronze medals.

* Earlier in the event, the rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth and the badminton team had won gold medals for India.

Source : The Print

Published On : May 6, 2022

10 .

Which Indian Tokyo Olympian has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned drug?

Kamalpreet Kaur

Seema Punia

Dutee Chand

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Correct Answer : Kamalpreet Kaur

May 5th, 2022 : Indian Olympic athlete Kamalpreet Kaur, who finished sixth in the discus throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 last year, has been provisionally banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she tested positive for banned drugs. As per The Associated Press, the 26-year-old discus thrower has been put under a provisional ban, while the doping case is being investigated. She tested positive for an anabolic steroid called stanozolol, which is most famously known for being used by sprinter Ben Johnson during the Seoul Olympics in 1988.

The AIU, took to their official Twitter handle on Wednesday night to put out a statement about the same. “The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the@WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules,” AIU wrote in a tweet. As per the official website of AIU, Kamalpreet’s doping case has been dated 29 March 2022.

Source : Republic World

Published On : May 6, 2022