General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Who won the men's singles title at Swiss Open 2022?

Lakshya Sen

Viktor Axelsen

HS Prannoy

Jonatan Christie

Correct Answer : HS Prannoy

HS Prannoy lost against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the Swiss Open 2022 men's singles final to finish as runner up. The world no. 26 lost in two straight sets of 12-21, 18-21 against the Asian Games gold medalist and fourth-seeded Jonatan Christie in a 48-minute clash.

Published On : March 28, 2022

2 .

Indian Army recently undertook rapid response exercise near the Siliguri Corridor, which is a strategically important region. The region do not have a boundary with which of these countries?

Nepal

Bhutan

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Pakistan

The Indian Army has carried out a two-day airborne insertion and rapid response exercise near the Siliguri Corridor along the northern border with China, officials said on Saturday(26th Mar 2022).

It was the second such exercise in the last three weeks in the strategically important region.

The exercise involving around 600 soldiers was conducted from March 24 to March 25. It involved advanced aerial insertion techniques or airdropping of soldiers, surveillance and target practice.

The Siliguri Corridor is a stretch of land bordering Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

It connects the northeastern region with the rest of India and is considered very important from the military perspective.

"Around 600 paratroopers of the Indian Army's airborne rapid response teams carried out large-scale airdrops near the Siliguri Corridor after being airlifted from various airbases," an official said.

"The exercise involved advanced free-fall techniques, insertion, surveillance and target practice and seizing of key objectives by going behind enemy lines," the official added..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : March 28, 2022

3 .

President Ramnath Kovid presented President's Colour to INS Valsura. In which city is this INS Valsura based?

Nagpur

Gurugram

Jamnagar

Jamshedpur

Correct Answer : Jamnagar

President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colour to Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura at Jamnagar in Gujarat on March 25, 2022.

Published On : March 28, 2022

4 .

Which team has won the 3rd edition of SAFF U-18 Women's Football Championship?

Italy

India

South Korea

Australia

Correct Answer : India

India have been declared as the winners of the 3rd edition of SAFF U-18 Women’s Football Championship. The 2022 edition of the international football competition for women’s under-18 national teams was held in Jharkhand at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur.

Published On : March 28, 2022

5 .

PV Sindhu beat which player to lift women's singles title at the 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Tournament?

Yeo Jia Min

Ratchanok Intanon

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Busanan Ongbamrungphan

Correct Answer : Busanan Ongbamrungphan

P.V. Sindhu has defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand to win the women’s singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.

Published On : March 28, 2022

6 .

Name the winner of the Stockholm Water Prize for 2022?

Andrea Rinaldo

George Pinder

Wilfried Brutsaert

Ignacio Rodriguez

Correct Answer : Wilfried Brutsaert

Professor Emeritus "Wilfried Brutsaert" has been named as the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022. He has been awarded for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation.

Published On : March 28, 2022

7 .

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy lost to which player to settle for silver in men's single title at the 2022 Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament?

Jonatan Christie

Fajar Alfian

Anthony Ginting

Shesar Rhustavito

Correct Answer : Jonatan Christie

In the men’s singles title of Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament, Indian badminton player HS Prannoy lost to Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)

Published On : March 27, 2022

8 .

Which airport in India has been awarded with the 'Covid champion' award at Wings India 2022?

Goa International Airport

Cochin International Airport

Chennai International Airport

Surat International Airport

Correct Answer : Cochin International Airport

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has won the ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022.Wings India is Asia’s largest event on civil aviation, including Commercial, General and Business Aviation.

Published On : March 27, 2022

9 .

Who has been appointed as Advisor in Defence Ministry in Mar 2022?

Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh

Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh

Lt. Gen. Satinder Kumar Saini

Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare

Correct Answer : Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare

Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare (retd.) has been appointed as Adviser in the Ministry of Defence. He will work closely with the Defence Secretary, according to defence sources.

The mandate of the role would be to give strategic inputs and advice on affairs relating to defence policy, preparedness and related activities, including international defence corporation and maritime security and defence space, sources said..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : March 26, 2022

10 .

Who is the winner of the Abel prize for the year 2022?

Dennis Parnell Sullivan

Alice-Mary Talbot

William Browder

Curtis T. McMullen

Correct Answer : Dennis Parnell Sullivan

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the "Abel prize for the year 2022" to American Mathematician "Dennis Parnell Sullivan", who is with the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The citation mentions that the award has been given, “For his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects.”

Topology is a field of mathematics which was born in the nineteenth century and has to do with properties of surfaces that do not change when they are deformed. Topologically, a circle and a square are the same; similarly, surfaces of a doughnut and a coffee mug with one handle are topologically equivalent, however the surface of a sphere and a coffee mug are not equivalent...

Source : The Hindu

Published On : March 25, 2022