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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 receives Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Award "Dr Subhas Mukherjee Award"?
A)
Dr Satish Adiga
B)
Dr Manish Prabu
C)
Dr Chandra Shekar
D)
Dr. Srinivasan Iyer

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Dr Satish Adiga

Dr Satish Adiga, Professor in Clinical Embryology at Kasturba Medical College (KMC) under the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has been selected by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the Dr Subhas Mukherjee Award for 2020. Adiga heads the fertility programme at KMC Manipal.
 
Quoting ICMR, a statement by MAHE said, Adiga will receive Dr Subhas Mukherjee Award from ICMR in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the field of in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Subhas Mukherjee is the creator of India’s first child using IVF baby.
 
HS Ballal, Pro-Chancellor of MAHE, said, Adiga has contributed significantly to both clinical IVF and fertility research. He added that Adiga is well-deserved for the recognition given by ICMR.

Source : Blon

Published On : January 10, 2022
2 .
Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021?
A)
Magnus Carlsen
B)
Hikaru Nakamura
C)
Alireza Firouzja
D)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) in a tiebreaker and dethroning Magnus Carlsen, the current World Number 1. 2020 FIDE Championship was won by Magnus Carlsen.
 
Nodirbek won the title along with a prize of $60,000, where he lost only one match against the Ukrainian Anton Korobov, and tied in five others. The Uzbeki Grand Master (GM), received the Mard Uglon (“Brave Son”) Presidential medal.

Published On : January 10, 2022
3 .
Which bank tie-up with Park+ to offer FASTag-based Parking Solutions?
A)
IDFC FIRST Bank
B)
India Post Payments Bank
C)
Fino Payments Bank
D)
Airtel Payments Bank

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Airtel Payments Bank

Airtel Payments Bank and Park+ have collaborated to offer FASTag-based smart parking solutions to marquee commercial and residential properties across India. This partnership will utilize the reach of Airtel Payments Bank to digitize the parking ecosystem using FASTag associated with the vehicle. Park+ is backed by Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners and is engaged in automating parking spaces through FASTag.

Published On : January 10, 2022
4 .
Who issued the eligibility rules for companies that utilize credit bureau data?
A)
Central Bank of India
B)
State Bank of India
C)
Reserve Bank of India
D)
Union Bank of India

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued eligibility criteria for entities that harness data from credit information companies (CICs) or credit bureaus. These newly-formed guidelines said that a company’s net worth must be at least Rs 2 crore and owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens to become a designated user with a credit bureau, which comes amid accusations of lending applications with Chinese ties functioning in India.

Published On : January 10, 2022
5 .
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been recently successfully deployed by which space agency into the space?
A)
CNSA
B)
ISRO
C)
JAXA
D)
NASA

Correct Answer : Option (D) - NASA

"NASA's" James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations on January 08, 2022.
 
A joint effort with the European Space Agency(ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history – from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.

Source : Nasa

Published On : January 9, 2022
6 .
What is the latest value of foreign currency reserves of India as per the data by RBI?
A)
$633.614 billion
B)
$654.72 billion
C)
$672.56 billion
D)
$693.65 billion

Correct Answer : Option (A) - $633.614 billion

As per the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the foreign currency reserves of India declined by $1.466 billion to $633.614 billion, in the last week of 2021, which ended December 31, 2021. Gold reserves rose by USD 14 million to USD 39.405 billion. India’s forex touched a lifetime high of USD 642.453 billion in the week ended September 03, 2021. Forex reserves include foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, SDRs and the country’s reserve position with the IMF.

Published On : January 9, 2022
7 .
How much controlling stake did Reliance acquire in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York?
A)
52.10%
B)
61.53%
C)
66.40%
D)
73.37%

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 73.37%

After London, Reliance Industries is taking a big bite of the real estate and hospitality market of Big Apple, buying the Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York. Reliance through its wholly owned arm Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings will be paying $98.15 million to acquire 73.37% of the hotel, it said in a late night statement on Saturday. It will also take over its debt in excess of $115 million, said people in the know taking the entire deal value to be close to $270 million.
 
The 248-room and suites property at Columbus Circle, is one of the city’s uber luxury lodging establishments towering over Central Park in mid-town Manhattan, frequented by Hollywood celebrities and hedge fund billionaires..

Source : The Economic Times

Published On : January 9, 2022
8 .
What is the approximate growth rate of SBI Ecowrap India's real GDP FY22?
A)
9.9%
B)
9.5%
C)
9.1%
D)
8.2%

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 9.5%

India's real GDP is expected to grow at around 9.5% in 2021-22 on a year-on-year (YoY), an SBI Ecowrap report said on Saturday.
 
The report comes a day after the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the First Advance Estimates of National Income for financial year 2021-22.
 
 
Accordingly, the estimates had said that India's economy is expected to clock a growth of 9.2 per cent in terms of real GDP for FY22.
 
The NSO data had indicated that Real GDP' or 'GDP at Constant Prices' (2011-12) in the year 2021-22 rose to Rs 147.54 lakh crore from Rs 135.13 lakh crore, the 'Provisional Estimate of GDP' for the year 2020-21.
 
The Ecowrap report said : "We believe that NSO's estimate is on the conservative side, as the calculated GDP growth for H2FY22 for construction comes at (-) 0.9 per centa Services is at a mere 2 per cent for H2FY22.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 9, 2022
9 .
Winter Olympics-bound ________ Included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
A)
Nathan Chen
B)
Vincent Zhou
C)
Md Arif Khan
D)
Yuzuru Hanyu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Md Arif Khan

The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved the inclusion of Alpine Skiing athlete Md Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group, until the Winter Olympics, scheduled this February in Beijing, China.
 
Khan will take part in the Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. He has also been approved an amount of Rs 17.46 Lakh under TOPS towards training in Europe and procurement of equipment, ahead of the grand event in China. Khan’s current training base is in Austria, where he is accompanied by his coach and physio...

Source : News18

Published On : January 8, 2022
10 .
Who wrote the new book "Gandhi Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India"?
A)
Bahar Dutt
B)
Seema Mustafa
C)
Dhirendra K. Jha
D)
Arnab Goswami

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Dhirendra K. Jha

Dhirendra K. Jha, a Delhi-based journalist, has authored a new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”. 
 
The book explores Godse’s relationship with the organizations that influenced his view and gave him a sense of purpose and draws out the gradual hardening of Godse’s resolve that led to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.

Published On : January 8, 2022