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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 are the two new IPL teams?
A)
Ahmedabad, Lucknow
B)
Pune, Kochi
C)
Bhopal, Nagpur
D)
Ranchi, Bhubaneswar

Correct Answer :   Ahmedabad, Lucknow

Ahmedabad and Lucknow have been announced as the two teams of the Indian Premier League, taking the total number of IPL teams in the next season to ten.

Published On : October 26, 2021
2 .
New COVID-19 AY.4 Variant has been detected in six vaccinated people in which among the following states?
A)
Karnataka
B)
Punjab
C)
Haryana
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

Six fully vaccinated people from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district have been found infected with new Coronavirus variant AY.4.

Published On : October 26, 2021
3 .
Who will be given the 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award?
A)
Dr. Rajiv Nigam
B)
Dr. Sajiv Nigam
C)
Dr. Rakesh Nigam
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Dr. Rajiv Nigam

Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography Dr. Rajiv Nigam has been elected as 2022 recipient of the J.A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research. 

Published On : October 26, 2021
4 .
Which space agency is preparing to launch the DART mission to prevent the collision of Earth with an asteroid?
A)
ISRO
B)
NASA
C)
JAXA
D)
CNSA

Correct Answer :   NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to launch the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission that is a planetary defense-driven test of technologies to prevent collision of Earth with an asteroid. The mission is scheduled to be launched on November 24, 2021 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 

Published On : October 25, 2021
5 .
Which among the following states reported its first Zika Virus case?
A)
Rajasthan
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has reported its first case of Zika Virus. The first patient of Zika Virus was detected in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd October 2021 after a laboratory in Pune confirmed the infection on a 57-year old warrant officer of the Air Force Station.

Published On : October 25, 2021
6 .
What is the name given to the new satellite launched by China to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies?
A)
Shijian-21
B)
Tianzun-21
C)
Haotian-21
D)
Yanwang-21

Correct Answer :   Shijian-21

China successfully launched a new satellite named Shijian-21 on October 24, 2021.The satellite will be used to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies.

Published On : October 25, 2021
7 .
Nuri is an indigenously developed launch vehicle/rocket by which of the following country?
A)
Iraq
B)
Israel
C)
South Korea
D)
Turkey

Correct Answer :   South Korea

South Korea has launched its first homegrown rocket named “Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II” or “Nuri” (The word NURI means “world” in Old Korean language) into space. it is the country’s first domestically built rocket and was launched from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.

Published On : October 25, 2021
8 .
Who has been honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
A)
Mohanlal
B)
Rajnikanth
C)
Mammootty
D)
Kamal Hassan

Correct Answer :   Rajnikanth

Legendary actor Rajnikanth was honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu conferred the prestigious award upon the actor for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.

Published On : October 25, 2021
9 .
Who won the Best Actress award at the 67th National Film Awards?
A)
Kangana Ranaut
B)
Alia Bhatt
C)
Deepika Padukone
D)
Priyanka Chopra

Correct Answer :   Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut was awarded the Best Actress award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony for her movies Manikarnika -The Queen of Jhansi and Panga. Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush were conferred the Best Actor award jointly for their films 'Bhonsle' and 'Asuran' respectively. 

Published On : October 25, 2021
10 .
Which player has won the 2021 Denmark Open men's single badminton championship?
A)
Chen Long
B)
Kento Momota
C)
Viktor Axelsen
D)
Anders Antonsen

Correct Answer :   Viktor Axelsen

Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen has clinched the 2021 Denmark Open title, defeated Momota Kento of Japan in the final. The Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament was conducted at the Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark. It was held between 19th October 2021 and 24 October 2021.

Published On : October 25, 2021