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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 .
Avi Barot, an Indian player who has passed away was related to which sports?
A)
Cricket
B)
Football
C)
Hockey
D)
Basketball

Correct Answer :   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
2 .
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 :   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
3 .
Which country won the 2021 SAFF Championship?
A)
Nepal
B)
Malaysia
C)
Sri Lanka
D)
India

Correct Answer :   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
4 .
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 :   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
5 .
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 :   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
6 .
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 :   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
7 .
Which player bagged the Orange Cap title at the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL)?
A)
Bhagath Varma
B)
Ruturaj Gaikwad
C)
Cheteshwar Pujara
D)
Ravindrasinh Jadeja

Correct Answer :   Ruturaj Gaikwad

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 saw its last match of the tournament on Friday (October 15, 2021) in which the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final and lifted their fourth IPL title. As the COVID-19-hit 14th edition of the IPL concluded in Dubai, in-form CSK batter Ruturaj Gaikwad(635 runs) was awarded the Highest Run Scorer (Orange Cap).

Published On : October 16, 2021
8 .
Name the winner of the Purple Cap title at the IPL 2021?
A)
Tim David
B)
Akash Deep
C)
Mohammed Siraj
D)
Harshal Patel

Correct Answer :   Harshal Patel

Royal Challengers Bangalore's(RCB) Harshal Patel was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) after taking 32 wickets throughout the season. Patel also won the Purple Cap for the edition, finishing eight ahead of the second-highest wicket-taker.

Published On : October 16, 2021
9 .
M.S. Dhoni led CSK team won the IPL 2021, by beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Who was the captain of the KKR team?
A)
Karun Nair
B)
Andre Russell
C)
Eoin Morgan
D)
Dinesh Karthik

Correct Answer :   Eoin Morgan

M.S. Dhoni is the captain of CSK the winning team. Eoin Morgan(He is from England) is the captain of the Runner up team i.e Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Published On : October 16, 2021
10 .
Who has been appointed by IndusInd Bank as its new Chief Financial Officer?
A)
Gobind Jain
B)
Harpeet Kochhar
C)
Sumant Kathpalia
D)
Dr. Randeep Guleria

Correct Answer :   Gobind Jain

IndusInd Bank on 14th October 2021, said that SV Zaregaonkar has resigned as the chief financial officer with effect from 30 September.
In his place, Gobind Jain has been appointed as the new CFO.

In a statement to the exchanges, the private sector bank said that Zaregaonkar has stepped down to take over other responsibilities until the date of his superannuation. Zaregaonkar started his career as a lecturer in commerce before he joined Dena Bank as a specialist in middle management cadre as ‘Chartered Accountant’ in 1980.

Published On : October 16, 2021