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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 is released A book on "India-Pakistan War 1971"?
A)
Bipin Rawat
B)
Yogesh Kumar Joshi
C)
MM Naravane
D)
Chandi Prasad Mohanty

Correct Answer :   MM Naravane

General Manoj Mukund Naravane (MM Naravane) released a book ‘Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan war 1971’, a compilation of personal accounts of the war by veterans from India and Pakistan. The book is an amalgamation of historical and anecdotal accounts of the 1971 War and comprises authors from both India and Bangladesh. Mostly who fought the war.

Published On : November 29, 2021
2 .
Which company tied up with TropoGo for Drone Insurance?
A)
Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.
B)
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd
C)
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd
D)
Reliance General Insurance Co.Ltd

Correct Answer :   Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance announced its partnership with deep-tech startup TropoGo for the distribution of a drone Insurance product. With this Bajaj Allianz General Insurance becomes the 4th insurer to offer drone cover. HDFC Ergo was the first insurer to launch a drone insurance cover in June 2020, followed by ICICI Lombard in August 2021, and Tata AIG last month.
 
About the drone Insurance : The drone insurance product will cover Damage to the Drone and Payload it carries Third Party Liability, BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) Endorsement, and Night Flying Endorsement.

Published On : November 29, 2021
3 .
Indian Railways Constructing World's Tallest Pier Bridge in which state?
A)
Kerala
B)
Bihar
C)
Gujarat
D)
Manipur

Correct Answer :   Manipur

Indian Railways is constructing the tallest railway bridge of the world in Manipur at 141 metres surpassing the existing record of 139 metre Mala-Rijeka viaduct, at Montenegro in Europe. The bridge is part of a new broad gauge line being constructed to connect the northeastern state with the rest of the country and the pillars have already been built.
 
The project is a part of the 111 km of distance will be covered in 2-2.5 hrs, Jiribam-Imphal railway line that will the capital of Manipur with the broad gauge network of the country.

Published On : November 29, 2021
4 .
Only one among which two teams will qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022?
A)
France & Brazil
B)
Spain & Portugal
C)
Italy & Portugal
D)
Argentina & Germany

Correct Answer :   Italy & Portugal

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw for Europe is placed in a way that only one team between Portugal and Italy will make it into the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar This means that either current European champions Italy or one of football's biggest stars, Cristiano Ronaldo will be sitting out of the next year's football world cup.

Published On : November 29, 2021
5 .
Under RBI's new directives, what is the minimum initial capital requirement to set up a new universal bank?
A)
Rs 1000 crore
B)
Rs 800 crore
C)
Rs 600 crore
D)
Rs 500 crore

Correct Answer :   Rs 1000 crore

The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new universal bank has been increased to ₹1000 crore (from present ₹500 crore).

Published On : November 28, 2021
6 .
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on which bank?
A)
Canara Bank
B)
State Bank of India
C)
ICICI Bank
D)
HDFC Bank

Correct Answer :   State Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by an order dated November 16 has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on the State Bank of India for contravention of section 19 (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act), informed RBI.
 
"This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers," reads the official release.
 
As per the press note, the irregularities were identified after a Statutory Inspections for Supervisory Evaluation (ISE) of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial positions as on March 31, 2018, and March 31, 2019, and the examination of the Risk Assessment Reports, Inspection Report and all related correspondence pertaining to the same, revealed, inter-alia, contravention of section 19 of the Act.

Published On : November 28, 2021
7 .
Who is the author of the book "Contested Lands: India, China, and the Boundary Dispute"?
A)
Smriti Irani
B)
Shashi Tharoor
C)
Maroof Raza
D)
Subramanian Swamy

Correct Answer :   Maroof Raza

Former Army Officer Maroof Raza has authored a new book titled “Contested Lands: India, China, and the Boundary Dispute”. The book features the history of India’s boundary making with Tibet and China and analyses the current India-China boundary contestation stemming from interpretations of history in the post-colonial period.

Published On : November 26, 2021
8 .
Who is the author of the book 'Conversations: India's Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More'?
A)
Mahesh Sharma
B)
Brijinder Nath Goswamy
C)
Arjun Subramaniam
D)
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Correct Answer :   Brijinder Nath Goswamy

Renowned art historian and critic Brijinder Nath Goswamy has announced his new book based on and around the Indian arts. The book is titled “Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More”.

Published On : November 26, 2021
9 .
Who has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test Captain?
A)
Mitchell Starc
B)
Pat Cummins
C)
James Pattinson
D)
Josh Hazlewood

Correct Answer :   Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test captain and former skipper Steve Smith has made a comeback to the leadership role as the Vice-captain. Pat Cummins succeeds Tim Paine who stepped down from the role last week.

Published On : November 26, 2021
10 .
Which nation has detected a new COVID-19 strain that can be more infectious than the Delta variant?
A)
South Africa
B)
France
C)
Japan
D)
United States

Correct Answer :   South Africa

South Africa has detected a new COVID-19 strain which carries an unusually large number of mutations and can be more infectious than Delta.

Published On : November 26, 2021