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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.

A)
Tripura
B)
Manipur
C)
Assam
D)
West Bengal

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Assam


Bandhan Bank has announced Popular Assamese & Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg as the brand ambassador for the Bank in Assam.

Published On : November 8, 2021
A)
Sanjay Dattatri
B)
Shabana Azmi
C)
Christopher Okigbo
D)
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Bhaskar Chattopadhyay


A new book titled ‘The Cinema of Satyajit Ray’ written by the author Bhaskar Chattopadhyay and published by Westland details the life of legendary Indian Filmmaker – ‘Satyajit Ray’. Bhaskar Chattopadhyay also authored novels like “Patang” (2016), “Here Falls the Shadow” (2017), and “The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira” (2018).

Published On : November 8, 2021
A)
Megha Rajagopalan
B)
Prabhakar Aloka
C)
Pradeep Magazine
D)
Randeep Sisodia

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pradeep Magazine


A book titled "Not just cricket: A Reporters Journey" authored by Pradeep Magazine is going to be released in Dec 2021. It consists of life experiences, social, political, ups and downs of Indian cricket by the journalist Pradeep Magazine. He is the author of the book “Not quite cricket” which exposed the match-fixing scandal.

Published On : November 8, 2021
A)
Sudha Rai
B)
Sudha Murty
C)
Sudha Murli
D)
Sudha Goyal

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sudha Murty


Renowned Indian author Sudha Murty has authored her new book for children named “The Sage with Two Horns”, which has been published by Puffin and has illustrations by Priyankar Gupta. the book is about to resolve around lesser-known facts of Indian mythology.

Published On : November 7, 2021
A)
Pat Cummins
B)
Rashid Khan
C)
Jasprit Bumrah
D)
Shakib Al Hasan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rashid Khan


* Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has became the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is.
* Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
* The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone.
* Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players who have taken 100 T20I wickets.
* Rashid picked his 100th wicket in only his 53rd match as he broke Malinga’s record. The Sri Lanka bowler had picked his 100th wicket in his 76th game.

Published On : November 4, 2021
A)
Namibia
B)
Scotland
C)
Australia
D)
Afghanistan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Afghanistan


India vs Afghanistan live cricket match will be played at 7.30 pm at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE on November 3, 2021. This is India's third group stage match in T20 World Cup 2021 and Afghanistan's fourth match.

Published On : November 3, 2021
A)
Hockey
B)
Boxing
C)
Shooting
D)
Wrestling

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Boxing


Lovlina Borgohain has been honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. She is related to Boxing sports.

Published On : November 3, 2021
A)
SBI Life Insurance
B)
Max Life Insurance
C)
HDFC Life Insurance
D)
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Correct Answer : Option (C) - HDFC Life Insurance


The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the accquisition of 100% shareholding in Exide Life Insurance Company Limited by HDFC Life Insurance Company. The acquisition has been approved under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

Published On : November 3, 2021
A)
139
B)
145
C)
152
D)
160

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 139


The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has entered into a partnership with caller identification platform Truecaller, in an effort to reduce fraudulent activities. Under the agreement, the integrated Helpline Number of Indian Railways, 139, will now be verified by Truecaller Business Identity solutions.

Published On : November 3, 2021
A)
November 7th
B)
November 10th
C)
November 13th
D)
November 21st

Correct Answer : Option (C) - November 13th


The National Sports Award will be conferred to the awardees in New Delhi on November 13, 2021. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award will be conferred to 12 sportspersons including Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), Sreejesh PR (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Hockey), Ravi Kumar (Wrestling), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Sunil Chhetri (Football), Mithali Raj (Cricketer) and Paralympians Sumit Antil, Avani Lekhara, Manish Narwal, Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar.

Published On : November 3, 2021