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 bank has retained State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)?

World Bank

Reserve Bank of India

Central Bank of India

Asian Development Bank(ADB)

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India has retained State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). These three banks have continued to be on the D-SIBs list published by RBI, since Sep 04, 2017. Domestic Systemically Important Banks are those banks which if fail would have a significant impact on the economy.

The D-SIBs banks are classified into 5 buckets. Bucket 1, Bucket 2, Bucket 3, Bucket 4 and Bucket 5. With Bucket 5 being the most important followed by rest in decreasing order. State Bank of India is in Bucket 3, while ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are in Bucket 1. The updated list is based on the data collected from banks as of March 31, 2021.

Published On : January 5, 2022

2 .

Which company becomes world's first company to hit $3 trillion market value in Jan 2022?

Tesla

Apple

Google

Microsoft

Correct Answer : Apple

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday(3rd Jan 2022) became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a hair below that milestone, as investors bet the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality.

On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company's shares hit an intraday record high of $182.88, putting Apple's market value just above $3 trillion. The stock ended the session up 2.5% at $182.01, with Apple's market capitalization at $2.99 trillion.

The world's most valuable company reached the milestone as investors bet that consumers will continue to shell out top dollar for iPhones, MacBooks and services such as Apple TV and Apple Music..

Source : Reuters

Published On : January 5, 2022

3 .

New Covid-19 variant IHU has been detected in which country?

Spain

Sweden

France

Germany

Correct Answer : France

A new COVID-19 variant, "IHU" has been identified in France, which is reported to be more infectious than the Omicron variant. Around 12 cases of the new variant have been reported near Marseilles in France. They have been linked to travel to the African country Cameroon. The new variant has been dubbed as B.1.640.2.

Published On : January 4, 2022

4 .

Which country test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine?

China

France

Israel

Russia

Correct Answer : Russia

Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine, Interfax news agency said on Friday citing northern fleet.

Russian President "Vladimir Putin" has lauded the weapon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems.

Putin has called a missile test, conducted last week, "a big event in the country's life", adding that this was "a substantial step" in increasing Russia's defence capabilities.

Some Western experts have questioned how advanced Russia's new generation of weapons is, while recognising that the combination of speed, manoeuvrability and altitude of hypersonic missiles makes them difficult to track and intercept.

Putin announced an array of new hypersonic weapons in 2018 in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield.

Source : Times Of India

Published On : January 4, 2022

5 .

Which Pakistan all-rounder has announced his retirement from cricket in 3rd Jan 2022?

Shoaib Malik

Sarfaraz Ahmed

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Rizwan

Correct Answer : Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement (3rd Jan 2022) from international cricket.

The 41-year-old played in 55 Test matches and more than 300 one-day and T20 internationals, scoring in excess of 11,000 runs across all formats with 21 centuries, in a career spanning 18 years.

Published On : January 4, 2022

6 .

Who has restructured its advisory committee on market data in Jan 2022?

RBI

IRDA

SEBI

NSDL

Correct Answer : SEBI

SEBI has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy.

Rejigging its market data advisory committee, Sebi has said the panel will now be chaired by S Sahoo, Professor at National Law University, Delhi and former chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), as per the latest information with the regulator.

The 20-member committee was earlier headed by Madhabi Puri Buch, ex-whole time member of Sebi.

Apart from Sahoo, the panel has CEOs of stock exchanges and depositories, representatives of various stakeholders and senior officials of Sebi as members..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : January 4, 2022

7 .

Which company plans to buy 5% equity in Power Exchange of India Ltd?

Tata Power

NHPC Limited

NTPC Limited

Power Grid Corporation of India

Correct Answer : NTPC Limited

State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited is mulling acquiring 5 per cent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL) that provides various electricity trading options, a senior official said. The PXIL is India's first institutionally promoted power exchange, which has been providing various electricity trading solutions and connecting buyers as well sellers since 2008.

A senior official told PTI that NTPC has plans "to buy up to five per cent equity stake in PXIL. This decision has been taken in view of the government's intention to increase the share market to 25 per cent per cent of total electricity supply in India by 2023-24".

Asked whether NTPC would acquire more equity than 5 per cent in PXIL, the official explained that the NTPC cannot buy more than 5 per cent equity stake in the PXIL as it could also be a seller or buyer on the trading platform.

According to the data available on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs portal, the authorised share capital of the PXIL is Rs 120 crore and paid-up capital is Rs 58.47 crore. The PXIL was incorporated on February 20, 2008.

Published On : January 4, 2022

8 .

How many lakh crore GST collection will reach in December 2021?

Rs 1.04 lakh crore

Rs 1.13 lakh crore

Rs 1.20 lakh crore

Rs 1.29 lakh crore

Correct Answer : Rs 1.29 lakh crore

GST revenue collected in December 2021 was over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, 13% higher than the same month in 2020. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of December 2021 is ₹ 1,29,780 crore, of which CGST is ₹ 22,578 crore, SGST is ₹ 28,658 crore, IGST is Rs 69,155 crore (including Rs 37,527 crores collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 9,389 crore.

Though the collection was lower than Rs 1.31 lakh crore mopped up in November, December is the sixth month in a row when revenue from goods sold and services rendered stood at over Rs 1 lakh crore. The average monthly gross GST collection for the third quarter (October-December) of the current year has been Rs 1.30 lakh crore against the average monthly collection of Rs 1.10 lakh crore and Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the first and second quarter, respectively.

Published On : January 3, 2022

9 .

Who will lead India in the ODI series against South Africa in January 2022?

KL Rahul

Shreyas Iyer

Rishabh Pant

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

K.L. Rahul will lead India in the ODI series against South Africa, which begins on January 19th 2022. With regular white ball captain Rohit Sharma 'not fit', the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, has decided to hand over the responsibility to K.L. Rahul.

"We are looking to groom KL Rahul. He is a player for all three formats. He has proved his leadership qualities. KL is the best one who can handle the side," Sharma said, making it clear that the selectors did not want to take a chance with Rohit, who is yet to attain full fitness.

Source : SportStar

Published On : January 3, 2022

10 .

All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced retirement from international cricket. He played for which nation's cricket team?

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

England

Pakistan

Correct Answer : Pakistan

Former Pakistan skipper and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 41-year-old had announced his retirement from Test cricket earlier in 2018. He will now be retiring from all forms of international cricket, bringing down curtains on his almost two-decade-old career.

Published On : January 3, 2022