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 ministry has released a pictorial comic book titled 'India's Women Unsung Heroes'?

Ministry of Sports

Ministry of Defence

Minister for Culture

Ministry of Finance

Correct Answer : Minister for Culture

The comic book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’ was launched by Union Minister for Culture and author Meenakshi Lekhi at IGNCA, New Delhi on January 27, 2022.

"Pleased to release the pictorial comic book ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’ at IGNCA, New Delhi. The unique book has been prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha. It beautifully portrays the tales of valor of our forgotten women freedom fighters," Meenakshi Lekhi tweeted.

Commenting on the book, Lekhi further wrote, "The book is a fitting tribute to the forgotten heroes of our freedom struggle as it celebrates the lives of women who led the charge and lit the flame of rebellion throughout the country. It contains stories of queens who battled imperialism and dedicated their lives for Maa Bharati."

Source : Times of India

Published On : January 28, 2022

2 .

Which entity has partnered with NPCI to enable Indian customers with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments into their bank accounts?

TerraPay

Transfast

Small World

Western Union

Correct Answer : TerraPay

TerraPay (a leading global payments infrastructure company) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) that will allow Indian customers with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments into their bank accounts via TerraPay’s secure payments technology.

Published On : January 28, 2022

3 .

When was the teenage-focused Fintech startup in India, Pencilton recently launched the Pencil Card, a debit card that meets the National Common Mobility Card standards?

24th Jan 2022

25th Jan 2022

26th Jan 2022

27th Jan 2022

Correct Answer : 25th Jan 2022

Pencilton, a teen-focused fintech company, has launched PencilCard in 25th Jan 2022, a debit card with NCMC for teens. PencilCard is an NCMC-compliant (National Common Mobility Card) RuPay debit card specially designed for the teenager segment. It has been launched in partnership with Transcorp.

According to a press release for customers, a single PencilCard will serve a number of wants as this debit card which works for on-line & offline funds similar to every other debit card additionally doubles up as a metro card, and bus card – an all-in-one card. The debit card can already work as a metro card for journey in Delhi (Airport line) & as a bus card in Goa (throughout KTC buses). It can be scheduled to be accepted for metro journey in Pune, Chennai & Mumbai in addition to in BEST buses (Mumbai) very quickly.

Source : Economic Times

Published On : January 28, 2022

4 .

Which company has announced USD 1 billion investment in Bharti Airtel?

Google

Apple

Amazon

Microsoft

Correct Answer : Google

Alphabet Inc's "Google" will invest up to USD 1 billion in Bharti Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator's digital offerings, the companies said in a BSE filing on Friday(28th Jan 2022).

The investment includes a USD 700 million equity investment in Airtel at a price of 734 rupees (USD 9.77) per share and up to USD 300 million towards implementing commercial agreements, including investments in scaling Airtel's offerings, the companies said.

The share issue is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval and comes months after Airtel raised up to 210 billion rupees through a sale of shares to existing shareholders.

Airtel shares were up 0.54 per cent at 711 rupees after the announcement.

Google announced plans less than two years ago to infuse USD 10 billion in India via its digitisation fund over five to seven years through equity deals and tie-ups.

Source : India Today

Published On : January 28, 2022

5 .

India signed a USD 375 million deal with which nation for the supply of BrahMos missiles?

Brazil

Germany

Indonesia

Philippines

Correct Answer : Philippines

India's BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) signed a contract with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of Philippines on Friday(28th Jan 2022) for the supply of Shore Based Anti-Ship Missile System to the Philippines, the Ministry of Defence said.

The BAPL is a joint venture company of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

"The contract is an important step forward for the Government of India's policy of promoting responsible defence exports," the Ministry added.

The Indian team of BrahMos Aerospace in India, led by BrahMos CEO Atul D Rane, Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi, Lt Col R Negi, and Praveen Pathak, was present at the signing of the deal.

These missiles are meant for the Philippines Navy.

Earlier this month, the Philippines accepted BAPL's proposal worth USD 374.9 million to supply Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile systems for the Philippines Navy.

DRDO and BAPL together have been pushing hard for exports of this missile to friendly foreign countries for the last few months.

The BrahMos export order would be the biggest for the country in this field and is likely to propel India amongst arms exporting countries as more orders for the missile are expected from other friendly countries..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 28, 2022

6 .

How many million USD will India pay in UN regular budget estimates for 2022?

USD 21.7 million

USD 29.9 million

USD 35.5 million

USD 41.3 million

Correct Answer : USD 29.9 million

India has paid USD 29.9 million in UN regular budget assessments for the year 2022.

"India proud to pay again in full! India joins the 2022 Honour Roll of 24 Member States out of 193 that have paid their @UN Regular Budget Assessments in full, India’s Permanent Mission to the UN tweeted".

As of January 21, 2022, 24 Member States have paid their regular budget assessments in full. India is currently a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Security Council and its two-year term will end on December 31, 2022.

Source : Money Control

Published On : January 28, 2022

7 .

The Government of India has officially handed over Air India to the Tata Group but what is the value of this deal?

Rs 29,000 crore

Rs 24,000 crore

Rs 18,000 crore

Rs 13,000 crore

Correct Answer : Rs 18,000 crore

The Government of India officially handed over India’s flag carrier, Air India to Talace Private Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Group, on January 27, 2022, almost 69 years after acquiring the conglomerate. The total value of the deal is Rs 18,000 crore (USD 2.4 billion). Tatas would pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and take over Rs 15,300 crore of the airline's debt. The deal also includes sale of Air India Express and ground handling arm AISATS.

Published On : January 28, 2022

8 .

India is ranked second in which among the following ICC Rankings List?

ICC U19 Rankings 2022

ICC T20I Rankings 2022

ICC ODI Rankings 2022

ICC Test Rankings 2022

Correct Answer : ICC T20I Rankings 2022

India is ranked fourth in the ICC ODI Team Rankings 2022, third in the ICC Test Team Rankings 2022 and second in the ICC T20 Rankings 2022. Virat Kohli is the highest-ranked Indian in ICC ODI Player Rankings 2022.

Published On : January 27, 2022

9 .

Who is the highest-ranked Indian bowler in ICC Bowler Rankings?

Jasprit Bumrah

Kuldeep Yadav

R Ashwin

Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : R Ashwin

R Ashwin is the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings 2022, followed by Jasprit Bumrah who is ranked at 10th place. Bumrah is ranked at the 7th rank in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings 2022.

Published On : January 27, 2022

10 .

A part of SpaceX rocket is likely to crash into which among the following?

Moon

ISS

Mars

Chinese Space Station

Correct Answer : Moon

SpaceX will be getting to the moon a bit more than a month from now, far earlier than expected.

But it is all by accident, and it will cause a bit of a mess.

SpaceX, the rocket company started by Elon Musk, has been selected by NASA to provide the spaceship that will take its astronauts back to the surface of the moon. That is still years away.

Instead, it is the 4-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket launched seven years ago that is to crash into the "moon" March 4, 2022, based on recent observations and calculations by amateur astronomers.

Impact is predicted for 7:25 a.m. Eastern time, and while there is still some uncertainty in the exact time and place, the rocket piece is not going to miss the moon, said Bill Gray, developer of Project Pluto, a suite of astronomical software used to calculate the orbits of asteroids and comets.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 27, 2022