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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 the author of the book "Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir"?
A)
Shabana Azmi
B)
Shankar Mahadevan
C)
Gulzar
D)
A. R. Rahman

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gulzar

Legendary Indian poet-lyricist-director Gulzar has come out with his new book title “Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir”.

Published On : October 20, 2021
2 .
Bhavani Devi is an Indian athlete who represents the country in ____________ event
A)
Fencing
B)
Archery
C)
Gymnastics
D)
Weightlifting

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Fencing

Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event.

Published On : October 20, 2021
3 .
Curtis Campher has become the third bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. He plays for which nation's cricket team?
A)
New Zealand
B)
Scotland
C)
Ireland
D)
Netherlands

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ireland

Ireland pacer Curtis Campher on October 18, 2021 became the third bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan had achieved the feat earlier. 

Published On : October 19, 2021
4 .
Which city's 7-year-old Aaradhya Arvind won the Children's Speech Image of the Year award?
A)
Cochin
B)
Chennai
C)
Bangalore
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bangalore

* 7 year-old Aadhya Arvind Shankar has won the Peace Image Of The Year as part of the Global Peace Photo Award in the children’s category.

* Her photograph was titled “Lap of Peace” which depicted her mother in the lap of her grandmother.

* She is also the first India, in either the child or adult category, to have won this award.

* Maggie Shanon of the United States won the €10000 Global Peace Photo Award – Peace Image of the Year 2021 in the adult category.

Published On : October 18, 2021
5 .
Avi Barot, an Indian player who has passed away was related to which sports?
A)
Cricket
B)
Football
C)
Hockey
D)
Basketball

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Cricket

Saurashtra batter Avi Barot, a former India Under-19 captain and a member of the Ranji Trophy winning team in the 2019-20 season, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a shockingly young age of 29. The player, who also represented Haryana and Gujarat in his career, died on Friday(15-10-2021) while being taken to a hospital after he felt unwell at his home.

Published On : October 17, 2021
6 .
The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the presence of persistent water vapour in 'Europa'. It is a moon of which planet?
A)
Mars
B)
Venus
C)
Mercury
D)
Jupiter

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Jupiter

The Hubble Space Telescope Observatory of NASA have revealed the presence of persistent water vapour in ‘Europa’, the icy moon of Jupiter. However, the presence of a water vapour atmosphere is found only in one hemisphere.

Published On : October 17, 2021
7 .
Which country won the 2021 SAFF Championship?
A)
Nepal
B)
Malaysia
C)
Sri Lanka
D)
India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - India

India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win the 2021 SAFF Championship final title, held on October 16, 2021, at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives. This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team. Previously the team had won the title in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015.

Published On : October 17, 2021
8 .
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Karnataka Bank Ltd.?
A)
Uma Shankar
B)
Pradeep Kumar Panja
C)
Balakrishna Alse S
D)
Keshav Krishnarao Desai

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Pradeep Kumar Panja

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to appoint Pradeep Kumar Panja as the Chairman of Karnataka Bank Ltd with effect from November 14th, 2021.
 
* Pradeep Kumar Panja will serve for a period of three years.
* He will replace P Jayarama Bhat, whose’s term will be ended on November 13th, 2021.
 
About Pradeep Kumar Panja :
* Pradeep Kumar Panja has served as Managing Director (Corporate Banking) of the State Bank of India (SBI).
* He also was appointed as Managing Director of the State Bank of Travancore.
* He is having experience of 39 years in various fields such as banking, including corporate and international banking, treasury management, information technology, retail, and so on.

Published On : October 17, 2021
9 .
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title 2021. With this win, how many times has the CSK team claimed the IPL title since its inception?
A)
3
B)
4
C)
5
D)
6

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 4

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the finals to win the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) title. This was the 14th edition of IPL which is an India-based Cricket league in 20-20 format. This was the 4th win of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL, having previously won the tournament in 2010, 2011, and 2018.

Published On : October 17, 2021
10 .
Name the MD and CEO of the Axis Bank, whose re-appointment to the post has recently been approved by RBI?
A)
Rana Kapoor
B)
Deepak Parekh
C)
Sandeep Bakhshi
D)
Amitabh Chaudhry

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Amitabh Chaudhry

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of private lender Axis Bank for a period of three years. 

Published On : October 17, 2021