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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 .
Which team won the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy 2021?
A)
India
B)
Japan
C)
Australia
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer :   India

Indian men's hockey team beat Pakistan to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy on December 22, 2021. The neck-to-neck contest ended with Manpreet Singh-led India beating arch-rivals 4-3 to secure third place in the tournament. 

South Korea emerged as the champions after beating Japan 4-2 in shootout following a 3-3 stalemate at the end of the regulation 60 minutes of the title clash. 

Published On : December 22, 2021
2 .
Who is the top-ranked Indian in the latest ICC Test Batsman Rankings 2021?
A)
KL Rahul
B)
Rohit Sharma
C)
Virat Kohli
D)
Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer :   Rohit Sharma

India's highest-ranked test batsman in the ICC Test Player Rankings 2021 is Rohit Sharma, who is ranked 5th in the ICC Men's Test Batsmen Rankings 2021. Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has slipped to the seventh spot from earlier sixth position.

Published On : December 22, 2021
3 .
Who is the indian player appointed as Badminton World Federation(BWF) Athletes Commission member till 2025?
A)
Srikanth Kidambi
B)
Saina Nehwal
C)
PV Sindhu
D)
Parupalli Kashyap

Correct Answer :   PV Sindhu

India's reputed badmintion player- "PV Sindhu" was appointed as a member of the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Athletes' Commission on Monday(20-12-2021). The shuttler, who has been India's two-time Olympic medallist, is one of the six members who has been selected for the international governing body for the sport of badminton. 
 
The-26-year-old former world champion was named alongside five others who will serve as members till 2025.
 
"BWF is pleased to announce the six members of the BWF Athletes’ Commission 2021 – 2025 : Iris Wang (USA), Robin Tabeling (NED), Greysia Polii (INA), Kim Soyeong (KOR), Pusarla V Sindhu (IND), Zheng Si Wei (CHN)," the BWF said in a statement.
 
The Chair and Deputy Chair will be decided among the six members.

Published On : December 22, 2021
4 .
Which Bank has empanelled as the banking partner of the state government of Maharashtra with an aim to offer its services to employees of the State Government?
A)
Federal Bank
B)
Kotak Mahindra Bank
C)
IDFC FIRST Bank
D)
Equitas Small Finance Bank

Correct Answer :   Equitas Small Finance Bank

Equitas Small Finance Bank has empanelled as the banking partner of the state government of Maharashtra with an aim to offer its services to employees of the State Government. The Bandhan Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, and the South Indian Bank have been assigned the role of distributing salaries and allowances to the government employees.
 
This partnership will enable the ESFBL to distribute salaries and allowances to the existing employees apart from making provision of pension to pensioners. The state government has authorised the Equitas SFB to open salary and pension accounts for the existing and retired employees across 58 branches of the bank across the state.

Published On : December 22, 2021
5 .
How much loan did GOI and German Bank sign for Surat Metro Rail project?
A)
Euro 356.78 million
B)
Euro 386.45 million
C)
Euro 442.26 million
D)
Euro 493.50 million

Correct Answer :   Euro 442.26 million

Government of India and the Germany Development Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau) signed a 26 million euros loan for a 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail project in Gujarat. The total cost of the project is Euro 1.50 billion, out of which KfW is financing Euro 442.26 million. The project is co-financed by French Development Agency, AFD (Agence Française de Développemet) with Euro 250 million.

Published On : December 22, 2021
6 .
Who is the new CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace in Dec 2021?
A)
Atul Dinkar Rane
B)
Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai
C)
Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
D)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Correct Answer :   Atul Dinkar Rane

Atul Dinkar Rane has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the BrahMos Aerospace Limited that manufactures the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
 
Rane is renowned for his decades of sustained R&D contributions in the indigenous design and development of mission critical Onboard Computers (OBC), hardware in loop simulation studies, systems analysis, development of mission software and avionics technologies for defence applications.
 
His pioneering contributions and techno-managerial leadership has been transformative for the successful development and induction of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile into Armed Forces.

Source : India Today

Published On : December 21, 2021
7 .
Who will lead the Indian squad in the ICC Under -19 Men's World Cup 2022
A)
Dinesh Bana
B)
Akash Singh
C)
Priyam Garg
D)
Yash Dhull

Correct Answer :   Yash Dhull

The All-India Junior Selection Committee on December 19, 2021, announced the Indian squad for ICC Under -19 Men’s World Cup 2022. "Yash Dhull" will lead the Under-19 Indian Squad in World Cup 2022 to retain the past successful streak of winning the World Cup titles.

The 50-over tournament will be played from 14th January 2022 to 5th February 2022 in the West Indies. As many as 16 teams will compete for the trophy in 48 matches.

Published On : December 21, 2021
8 .
When will NASA's Webb Space Telescope be launched?
A)
December 21st
B)
December 22nd
C)
December 23rd
D)
December 24th

Correct Answer :   December 24th

NASA has confirmed that the Webb Space Telescope Launch will take place on December 24th, 2021. The launch has been much awaited, as there were previous short delays. The telescope is a massive project that started in 2003 in a form of an international partnership with NASA, European and Canadian space agencies.

Published On : December 21, 2021
9 .
How many billion dollars did India record the highest annual FDI inflow in 2020-21?
A)
$ 73.07 billion
B)
$ 81.97 billion
C)
$ 89.13 billion
D)
$ 96.45 billion

Correct Answer :   $ 81.97 billion

India : The country registered the highest ever annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of $ 81.97 billion (provisional figure) in the financial year 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. FDI inflows in the last seven financial years (2014-21) stands at $ 440.27 billion, which is nearly 58% of the total FDI inflow in the last 21 financial years (2000-2021: $ 763.83 billion).

Source : NDTV

Published On : December 21, 2021
10 .
Who is the author of the book 'India's Ancient Legacy of Wellness'?
A)
Dr Rani Chaudhari
B)
Dr Rekha Chaudhari
C)
Dr Ravali Chaudhari
D)
Dr Reshma Chaudhari

Correct Answer :   Dr Rekha Chaudhari

A book titled “India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness” authored by Dr Rekha Chaudhari was launched in the presence of the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari. It was launched on the occasion of the World Digital Day (WDD) celebration. The book highlights how important it is for human beings to be close to nature which helps to revive and recharge to do productive work.

Published On : December 21, 2021