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 .

Jyothi Surekha Vennam has recently won a gold medal for India in which sports?

Archery

Shooting

Long Jump

Weightlifting

Correct Answer : Archery

India's top-ranked compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the gold medal in the women's individual compound category at the ongoing Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Thursday(18th November 2021).

In a nerve-wracking final, Jyothi Surekha defeated top seed and former world champion Oh Yoohyun 146-145.

This is Jyothi Surekha's second Asian championship individual gold medal.

Published On : November 22, 2021

2 .

Who has become the first Indian batsman to hit 150 sixes in T20Is?

KL Rahul

Virat Kohli

MS Dhoni

Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has become the second batsman overall in the world to hit 150 sixes in T20Is after New Zealand's Martin Guptil, who has hit 161 sixes in T20 internationals. West Indies' Chris Gayle is at the third place with 124 sixes in T20 Internationals.

Published On : November 22, 2021

3 .

Who was announced to repeal the three Controversial Agriculture Laws?

Narendra Modi

Piyush Goyal

Rajnath Singh

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

* Apologising to the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19th November 2021, announced the repeal of the three contentious farm laws against which farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for nearly a year.

* The Prime Minister chose the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti to announce the repeal of the three laws, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.

* Farmers’ representatives told The Times of India that more than 600 activists and protesters had died during the protests.

Published On : November 21, 2021

4 .

Who has received "12th Manipur State Award" for Literature?

Beryl Thanga

Kshetri Rajen

Rajen Toijamba

Irungbam Deven

Correct Answer : Beryl Thanga

Beryl Thanga received 12th Manipur State Award for Literature for his novel ‘Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’. Manipur Governor Ganesan conferred the award on 65 year old writer for his novel published in 2015. The awardee (Beryl Thanga) was selected for the year 2020 by a Board of Eminent persons set up by the Government.

Published On : November 21, 2021

5 .

India and Bangladesh will jointly host the ICC World Cup in –

2035

2031

2039

2034

Correct Answer : 2031

* The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided that India and Bangladesh will jointly host the 2031 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

* The hosts were selected via a competitive bidding process which was overseen by a board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden along with Sourvav Ganguly and Ricky Skerritt.

* The ICC confirmed the 14 host countries for the ICC men’s white ball events from 2024-2031.

* It includes 11 full members and three associate members who will host two ICC Men’s World Cups, four ICC Men’s T20 World Cups and two ICC men’s Champions Trophy events.

* Earlier, Bangladesh had organised the 2011 World Cup along with India and Sri Lanka. It had also organised the 2014 T20 World Cup.

* Expressing happiness at the conclusion of the competitive bidding process, ICC Chair Greg Barclay said that it is exciting that countries like the USA wil stage ICC events for the first time. It is a strategic growth market for us, said Greg Barclay. The USA and West Indies will jointly host the 2024 Men’s T20 World cup.

Published On : November 21, 2021

6 .

Which city has won Cleanest City title in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021?

Indore

Surat

Noida

Varanasi

Correct Answer : Indore

Indore was named as India's cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the central government's annual cleanliness awards while Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. Surat and Vijayawada managed to bag the second and third positions respectively.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 at the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi on November 20, 2021.

Published On : November 21, 2021

7 .

Which state has won the Cleanest State in Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021?

Assam

Chhattisgarh

Punjab

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh's Indore was adjudged the cleanest city for the fifth consecutive year by Swachh Survekshan 2021, the central government's annual cleanliness survey to promote sanitation in urban centres under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the “cleanest state” title.

Published On : November 21, 2021

8 .

Former South African skipper AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including from the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played for which IPL franchise?

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Kolkata Knight Riders

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Correct Answer : Royal Challengers Bangalore

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19, 2021. He had already retired from international cricket in 2018. However, AB de Villiers was still playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), ever since joining the franchise in 2011.

Published On : November 21, 2021

9 .

Name the winners of the Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021 at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa

Kajol and Salman Khan

Rajini and Vishal Bhardwaj

Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi

Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan

Correct Answer : Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi

Veteran actress Hema Malini and lyrics writer Prasoon Joshi have been conferred with the Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021.

Published On : November 21, 2021

10 .

Who has released the book 'Srimadramayanam' in Hyderabad?

Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy

Thanneeru Harish Rao

Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao

Correct Answer : Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President "Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu" has released the book ‘Srimadramayanam’ in Hyderabad. It has been written by Sasikiranacharya. It is about the leadership, good governance, and rule of law of Lord Rama. He also underlined the need to popularize literary works and poetic works of various Indian languages among the youth.

Published On : November 20, 2021