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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 .
Durand Cup is associated with which sports?
A)
Cricket
B)
Hockey
C)
Football
D)
Badminton

Correct Answer :   Football

Durand is a domestic football competition in India, organised by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and the Indian Army.

Published On : August 14, 2021
2 .
Which city will host the Durand Cup 2021?
A)
Kolkata
B)
Mumbai
C)
Dehradun
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer :   Kolkata

Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest and world’s third oldest football tournament, is all set to make a comeback, after a year’s gap. The 130th edition of Durand Cup is scheduled to be held in and around Kolkata between September 05 to October 03, 2021.

Published On : August 14, 2021
3 .
Indian Air Force builds one of the world’s highest mobile ATC towers in _____.
A)
Sikkim
B)
Uttarakhand
C)
Ladakh
D)
Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer :   Ladakh

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has built one of the world’s highest mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers at the Advanced Landing Ground in Ladakh. The ATC controls operations of the fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters operating in the eastern Ladakh region. Meanwhile, India has been considering multiple options of developing airfields in eastern Ladakh including Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO), Fukche and Nyoma which are at a distance of few minutes from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
 
The Air Force also has deployed the Igla man-portable air defence missiles to tackle any aerial incursion by any adversary aircraft. The Indian Air Force has been regularly deploying fighter aircraft including the Rafale and MiG-29s to carry out operations in eastern Ladakh where there has been disengagement of troops at two locations including Pangong Tso and Gogra heights but both sides have not de-escalated.

Published On : August 13, 2021
4 .
ISRO secretary Dr K Sivan, formally inaugurated the Health QUEST study. What does U stands for in QUEST?
A)
Update
B)
Upliftment
C)
Undertaken
D)
Upgradation

Correct Answer :   Upgradation

Dr K Sivan, Secretary, Chairman, ISRO formally inaugurated the Health QUEST study (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology of ISRO) which will be undertaken by 20 private hospitals across India.

Published On : August 13, 2021
5 .
Amazon Web Services is chosen as the cloud provider to strengthen AI powered banking by which bank?
A)
RBI
B)
SBI
C)
RBL Bank
D)
HDFC Bank

Correct Answer :   RBL Bank

RBL Bank has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, as its preferred cloud provider to strengthen its AI powered banking solutions and drive digital transformation at the Bank, adding significant value to the Bank’s innovative offerings, saving costs, and tightening risk controls.

Published On : August 13, 2021
6 .
The resolution demanding Poorna Swaraj was passed during which Indian National Congress session?
A)
1926 Bihar Session
B)
1927 Madras Session
C)
1928 Calcutta Session
D)
1929 Lahore Session

Correct Answer :   1929 Lahore Session

The Purna Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the Independence of India, was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 19 December 1929 Lahore Session, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj.
 
The flag of India had been hoisted by Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru on 31 December 1929. The Congress asked the people of India to observe 26 January as Independence Day. The flag of India was hoisted publicly across India by Congress volunteers, nationalists and the public.

Published On : August 13, 2021
7 .
The North Atlantic Ocean circulation is officially known as
A)
Atlantic Circulation
B)
Atlantic Overturning Circulation
C)
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
D)
North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Correct Answer :   Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

A study published in Nature Climate Change notes that the North Atlantic Ocean circulation, known officially as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is losing its stability. The AMOC is a large system of ocean currents. It is the Atlantic branch of the ocean conveyor belt or Thermohaline circulation (THC), and distributes heat and nutrients throughout the world’s ocean basins.

Published On : August 11, 2021
8 .
A book titled “The Earthspinner” authored by award-winning novelist _________.
A)
Inderjeet Rana
B)
Mansi Karmakar
C)
Nipa Kumari
D)
Anuradha Roy

Correct Answer :   Anuradha Roy

A book titled “The Earthspinner” authored by award-winning novelist Anuradha Roy. In the book, Roy delves into the “life and mind of Elango the potter, who must navigate complicated and impossible love, the dedication of a beloved pet, his own passion for creativity and a world turned upside down by the petty violence that characterises the present day”.
 
This novel is about two people struggling to free themselves of such shackles to create a happier world. Roy’s earlier works include “An Atlas of Impossible Longing” and “The Folded Earth”..

Published On : August 11, 2021
9 .
Name the author of the book “How the Earth Got Its Beauty”.
A)
Hemlata Pant
B)
Sudha Murty
C)
Dinkar Mawari
D)
Rashmika Kaur

Correct Answer :   Sudha Murty

A book titled “How the Earth Got Its Beauty” authored by Sudha Murty. The book was published by Penguin Random House imprint Puffin, has illustrations by Priyanka Pachpande.

Published On : August 11, 2021
10 .
Former cricket legend Chris Cairns in on life support. He was a part of which nation’s national cricket team?
A)
England
B)
Australia
C)
South Africa
D)
New Zealand

Correct Answer :   New Zealand

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support in an intensive care unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney after he suffered an aortic dissection in the heart last week.

Published On : August 11, 2021