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 .

Who has been wins FIDE World Chess Championship?

Magnus Carlsen

Ian Nepomniachtchi

Fabiano Caruana

Viswanathan Anand

Correct Answer : Magnus Carlsen

Reigning world chess champion "Magnus Carlsen" of Norway defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship in Dubai. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, securing the one point he needed to cross the seven-point threshold to win the global tournament held at Dubai’s Expo 2020 this month in the United Arab Emirates. Carlsen clinched his fifth world championship title. Carlsen wins 60% of the 2 million-euro prize offered by the championship.

Published On : December 13, 2021

2 .

Who has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to increase its stake to 99 per cent in IndusInd Bank?

SBI Life Insurance

HDFC Life Insurance

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Correct Answer : Life Insurance Corporation of India

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to increase its stake to 99% in IndusInd Bank of the total issued and paid-up capital of the private sector lender. The approval will be valid for 1 year i.e., up to December 8, 2022. At present, LIC holds a 4.95% stake in the IndusInd Bank. Recently, LIC had also received a similar kind of approval from RBI to increase its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99%.

Published On : December 12, 2021

3 .

Which bank won Two DigiDhan Awards by MeitY?

Canara Bank

Bank Of Boroda

Karnataka Bank

State Bank of India (SBI)

Correct Answer : Karnataka Bank

Karnataka Bank has been conferred with two DigiDhan awards instituted by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology(MeitY), Govt. of India, for achieving the target with highest percentage in BHIM - UPI transactions under the Private Sector Bank Category consecutively for two years i.e FY 2019-20 & FY 2020-21.

Published On : December 12, 2021

4 .

Who has successfully test-fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER) 2021?

NASA

ISRO

DRDO

SpaceX

Correct Answer : DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM), and indigenously developed fuzes. The test was conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast. A total of 25 enhanced Pinaka rockets were reportedly fired from multi-barrel rocket launchers (MRLs) at several ranges during the test.

The range version can destroy the target of up to 45 km. At the same time, the flight path of these missiles was tracked by range instruments including telemetry, radar, and electro-optical tracking system deployed by ITR and Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE).

About the Pinaka-ER : The Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of the earlier version which has been in service with the Army for the last decade. It has been designed in the light of emerging requirements with advanced technologies.

Published On : December 12, 2021

5 .

India won how many medals at Asian Youth Para Games 2021?

Correct Answer : 41

India claimed 41 medals (12 Gold, 15 Silver, 14 Bronze) at the 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city, Bahrain. The event is organized by the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Bahrain with the support of the local government. Over 700 athletes from around 30 countries participated in the event from 2nd to 6th December 2021. The 5th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Published On : December 11, 2021

6 .

Who is wins Senior Women's National Football Championship in 2021?

Assam

Bihar

Kerala

Manipur

Correct Answer : Manipur

Manipur successfully defended their Senior Women’s National Football Championship crown after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Railways in the final at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala. After a dearth of goal-scoring chances in regulation and extra time, the match went to penalties with the scores at 0-0. Manipur goalkeeper Okram Roshini Devi produced three saves to give her side their 21st title at this level.

Published On : December 10, 2021

7 .

Who was won gold in 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships?

Mirabai Chanu

Seraj Al-Saleem

Sanket Mahadev Sargar

Mohamad Aniq Kasdan

Correct Answer : Sanket Mahadev Sargar

Sanket Mahadev Sargar won the gold medal in Men’s 55 kg snatch category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021. He created the national record by lifting 113kg in the men’s 55kg snatch category. Sargar has also qualified for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Published On : December 10, 2021

8 .

Which space agency has launched an X-Ray observatory to unlock secrets of the black hole and other mysterious objects?

ISRO

NASA

JAXA

CNSA

Correct Answer : NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on December 9th, 2021, launched a new X-Ray mission that aims at unlocking the secrets of the black hole and other extreme cosmic objects. NASA’s new X-ray space observatory is one of its kind and is called the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer or IXPE.

Published On : December 10, 2021

9 .

When will Chandrayaan 3 be launched?

First quarter of 2022

Second quarter of 2022

Third quarter of 2022

First quarter of 2023

Correct Answer : Third quarter of 2022

Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 if normal workflow continues, informed Union Minister of State in the Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh on December 8, 2021.

Published On : December 10, 2021

10 .

Which country will host Winter Olympics in 2022?

Australia

China

Japan

Switzerland

Correct Answer : China

China's Beijing city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from February 4-20, 2022. The city was selected as the host city after beating Almaty by four votes on July 31, 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur.

Published On : December 10, 2021