HTML
   HTML5
   CSS
   CSS3
   JavaScript
   jQuery
   AngularJS
   Articles
   Tech Articles
   Blog
Google News
logo
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 has been appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the T20 series starting from November 17?
A)
Rohit Sharma
B)
KL Rahul
C)
Hardik Pandia
D)
Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer :   Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the T20 series starting from 17th November 2021. While KL Rahul has been made the vice-captain. Whereas from now onwards India’s coaching is going to be done by Rahul Dravid for the series against New Zealand.

Published On : November 12, 2021
2 .
Who will lead the Indian men's junior hockey team in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar?
A)
Maninder Singh
B)
Abhishek Lakra
C)
Vivek Sagar Prasad
D)
Sudeep Chirmako

Correct Answer :   Vivek Sagar Prasad

Olympic Bronze Medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey team for the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021, which is scheduled to begin in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from November 24, 2021.

Published On : November 12, 2021
3 .
Who has become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in T20Is?
A)
Joe Root
B)
Babar Azam
C)
Aaron Finch
D)
Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer :   Babar Azam

Pakistan skipper and batter Babar Azam on Thursday(11th November 2021) surpassed Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in men's T20Is.
 
Babar Azam achieved this feat during the second semi-final clash of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 11th November 2021.
 
Pakistan's Australian batting consultant Matthew Hayden has no doubt that Virat Kohli has so far achieved a lot more than the younger Babar Azam but the Pakistan skipper is second to none when it comes to "consistently reacting to the ball".
 
Babar took 62 innings to reach the landmark while Virat Kohli took 68 innings. They are followed by Australia's Aaron Finch and New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 78 and 83 innings, respectively.

Published On : November 12, 2021
4 .
Who will lead Team India in the first test match against New Zealand on November 25th?
A)
R Ashwin
B)
KL Rahul
C)
Rohit Sharma
D)
Ajinkya Rahane

Correct Answer :   Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has been chosen to lead India in first India vs New Zealand test in Kanpur. The BCCI on November 12, 2021 announced the India test squad for the upcoming India vs New Zealand test series, which will start from November 25, 2021.

Published On : November 12, 2021
5 .
NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station, who will lead the team?
A)
Kayla Barron
B)
Tom Marshburn
C)
Matthias Maurer
D)
Raja Chari

Correct Answer :   Raja Chari

NASA and SpaceX have launched the "Crew 3" mission on a flight to the International Space Station on November 10, 2021. Crew 3 mission to ISS includes four astronauts including a veteran spacewalker and two younger crewmates chosen to join NASA’s forthcoming lunar missions. The Mission will be led by Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari.

Published On : November 12, 2021
6 .
Who is the author of 'Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns'?
A)
Sudha Goyal
B)
Aseem Chawla
C)
Prabhakar Aloka
D)
Ashok Chakravarti

Correct Answer :   Aseem Chawla

Aseem Chawla, one of India’s leading tax lawyers and well-known international tax and policy expert released his new book “Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns" – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape published by Matrix Publishers. The book provides an in-depth analysis of both national and international of the Indian tax landscape over a decade.

Published On : November 11, 2021
7 .
Who is the author of the "Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times" ?
A)
Salman Khurshid
B)
Mansi Karmakar
C)
Ravinder Singh
D)
Subramanian Swamy

Correct Answer :   Salman Khurshid

Former union minister and Congress leader "Salman Khurshid", who recently launched his book on the Ayodhya verdict named “Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times”. Khurshid said, “People used to think that it will take 100 years for the verdict to come. After the verdict, people started giving opinions perhaps without reading it or understanding that what, why or how did Supreme Court give the judgement.”

Published On : November 11, 2021
8 .
Who is won 37th Masters Title at Paris 2021?
A)
Roger Federer
B)
Rafael Nadal
C)
Martina Navratilova
D)
Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer :   Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has defeated Danill Medvedev (Russia) in the finals to win his 6th Paris Title & the record 37th Masters Title at Paris, France 2021. In the finals, Djokovic, with an impressive 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeating Daniil Medvedev. With this win, Djokovic will remain at the ATP World Number 1 rank, for the record 7th consecutive year.

Published On : November 11, 2021
9 .
Who is the top-ranked Indian batsman on ICC T20I Batting Rankings?
A)
KL Rahul
B)
Virat Kohli
C)
Rohit Sharma
D)
Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer :   KL Rahul

Indian batsman KL Rahul moved up three places to be ranked 5th, while skipper Virat Kohli dropped four places to the 8th rank in the latest ICC men's T20I Batting Rankings released on November 10, 2021.

Published On : November 11, 2021
10 .
West Indies cricket player _________ announced retirement from international cricket
A)
Jason Holder
B)
Kieron Pollard
C)
Dwayne Bravo
D)
Carlos Brathwaite

Correct Answer :   Dwayne Bravo

Trinidadian cricketer Dwayne Bravo, the former captain of the West Indies cricket team has confirmed his retirement from international cricket on 5th November 2021. He has played in all seven T20 World Cups and he has been a part of the West Indies team that won the T20 Title in 2012 and 2016. He has scored 1245 runs at an average of 22.23 and a strike rate of 115.38 and he has picked up 78 wickets.

Published On : November 10, 2021