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 countries conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise in Bay of Bengal in Jan 2022?

China and Malaysia

India and Japan

North Korea and Germany

Russia and United States

Correct Answer : India and Japan

The navies of India and Japan carried out maritime exercises in the Bay of Bengal to enhance defence cooperation between the two countries.

Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt undertook a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday (January 13, 2022).

Both JMSDF ships are part of Minesweeper Division One and are on deployment to the Indian Ocean Region with Captain Noguchi Yasushi, Commander Minesweeper Division One embarked onboard JS Uraga.

The exercise was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, promoting defence cooperation, enhancing mutual understanding and interoperability between the two navies and sharing best practices.

The maritime partnership exercise included a wide range of maritime operations, flying operations, replenishment approaches and tactical manoeuvres.

“The entire exercise was planned and conducted in a non contact mode, thereby adhering to Covid safety norms,” Indian Navy said.

Source : Sarkari Tel.

Published On : January 19, 2022

2 .

Who has been appointed by the new bowling coach of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders?

Kapil Dev

Bharat Arun

Madan Lal

Anil Kumble

Correct Answer : Bharat Arun

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday(14th Jan 2022) announced that "Bharat Arun" would be joining the franchise as their bowling coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Until recently, Bharat Arun was the bowling coach of the Indian national team since 2014 and played a key role in helping Team India scale new heights.

As a player, he represented India in Tests and ODIs and was a very successful domestic player for Tamil Nadu...

Source : Times Of India

Published On : January 19, 2022

3 .

As per the new COVID guidelines, COVID-19 patients have to undergo tests for which disease if cough persists for over 2-3 weeks?

HIV

Cancer

Diabetes

Tuberculosis

Correct Answer : Tuberculosis

The Union Health Ministry in its revised ‘Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients’ has advised testing for Tuberculosis if cough persists for more than 2-3 weeks and also avoiding the use of the steroid. The health ministry has added active tuberculosis as a high-risk factor that can potentially cause severe disease and even mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Published On : January 19, 2022

4 .

Which bank has won the right to sell Vijay Mallya's London home?

UBS

CAF

BFC

ADIB

Correct Answer : UBS

UBS bank has won the right to repossess and sell fugitive businessman "Vijay Mallya's" home in London where he stays with his son Sidhartha and 95-year-old mother Lalitha. This means that Mallya will be evicted from his home. This could be a huge progress in Vijay Mallya's extradition case.

Published On : January 19, 2022

5 .

Which Banks' are won the IBSi Innovation Awards 2021?

HDFC Bank and CRMNEXT

ICICI Bank and CRMNEXT

Axis Bank and CRMNEXT

Central Bank and CRMNEXT

Correct Answer : Axis Bank and CRMNEXT

Axis Bank, one of the largest private bank in Asia, and CRMNEXT, the leading crm for banks, were awarded the "Best CRM System Implementation" at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021, which are referred by prominent global bankers and IT consultants as the most prestigious of their kind across the world.

Naval Kumar Lad, Sr. Vice President, Information Technology, Axis Bank, accepted the award on behalf of the bank. The bank has implemented CRMNEXT for sales and service modernisation enabling Straight through Processing and instant fulfilment. The platform also enables smarter lead processing automated routing, complete tracking, and visibility.

With CRMNEXT, the bank can now generate dynamic personalized offers with real-time visibility on eligibility. CRMNEXT also delivered augmented analytics for real-time customer intelligence, seamless customer onboarding and enabled relationship managers with automated relationship programs.

Source : PR News Wire

Published On : January 19, 2022

6 .

Who authored the book 'Bose: The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist'?

Anuj Dhar

Sunil Shastri

Narotam Sekhsaria

Chandrachur Ghose

Correct Answer : Chandrachur Ghose

A new biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose titled 'Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist' is all set to release in February. The biography is authored by researcher and founder of 'Mission Netaji' Chandrachur Ghose and published by Penguin Random House India under its Viking imprint.

The biography attempts to bring new perspectives on Netaji's thoughts on independent India's development, the problem of communalism, geopolitics, his political ideology, and how he negotiated with the political parties, revolutionary societies, and the government.

Source : Times Of India

Published On : January 19, 2022

7 .

Which company launches 'ClickPay' in collaboration with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL)?

Paytm

PhonePe

Google Pay

MobiKwik

Correct Answer : MobiKwik

MobiKwik, one of India’s largest mobile wallets and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech companies launched ‘ClickPay’ for its customers, in collaboration with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India. This feature enables MobiKwik customers to pay recurring online bills (such as mobile, gas, water, electricity, DTH, insurance, and loan EMIs) with ease by eliminating the need to remember individual bill details and due dates.

ClickPay is a two-step payment feature wherein the billers generate a unique payment link within the bill-pay message, allowing customers to make payments directly on the payment page.

Source : Mint

Published On : January 19, 2022

8 .

When did South Africa launch the 1st 'Made in Africa' satellites under the SpaceX transporter-3 mission?

15th Jan 2022

14th Jan 2022

13th Jan 2022

12th Jan 2022

Correct Answer : 13th Jan 2022

South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa, a move hailed by the country's Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande as a milestone. Three locally produced nanosatellites, which made up the country's first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States on Thursday(13th Jan 2022) as part of American aerospace company SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission.

Transporter-3, SpaceX's third dedicated rideshare mission, carried a total of 105 spacecraft for various organisations and governments, including CubeSats, microsats, PocketQubes and orbital transfer vehicles.

Minister Nzimande said funding and support of South Africa's satellite construction industry by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) was reaping rewards...

Source : Republic World

Published On : January 18, 2022

9 .

The 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022 has been organised at which place?

Leh

Lahaul And Spiti

Gulmarg

Solang Valley

Correct Answer : Lahaul And Spiti

The 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship 2022 was inaugurated at an altitude of 12,000 feet, at the Ice Skating Rink, Kaza, in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh on January 16, 2022.

Published On : January 18, 2022

10 .

Who won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Award 2021?

Kai Havertz

Christian Pulisic

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Edouard Mendy

Correct Answer : Edouard Mendy

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper for 2021.

Senegal international Mendy was signed by former manager Frank Lampard at the start of last season and his impact was immediate helping the Blues to Champions League victory under Thomas Tuchel.

Mendy held off competition from Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer in the final to win the prestigious award.

As per FIFA.com, the award is given to the most outstanding goalkeeper in men's football.

Source : SI

Published On : January 18, 2022