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 is the author of the book "The Origin Story of India's States"?

Amitav Ghosh

Sanjay Dattatri

Prabhakar Aloka

Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

Correct Answer : Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

A new book titled “The Origin Story of India’s States” narrates the fascinating political and historical circumstances of the birth of India’s states and union territories. The book has been written by Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan, a writer, actor and strategy consultant from Bengaluru.

Published On : October 24, 2021

2 .

Who is the author of the book "Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition"?

Randeep Sisodia and Anita Rani

Ashok Chakravarti and Ayesha S. Chaudhry

Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit

Jaideep Hardikar and Purushottam Agrawal

Correct Answer : Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit

Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched a book titled “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition” recently.It has been authored by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit.

Published On : October 23, 2021

3 .

Saranjeet Singh, who has passed away recently, was a sportsperson representing which game?

Cricket

Hockey

Football

Wrestling

Correct Answer : Hockey

Former hockey international Saranjeet Singh has passed away(22-10-2021). The former State Bank of India hockey player, who played for Coronation Club in the local league, represented Hyderabad juniors and seniors for many years in the late 70s and 80s and also played for India, which toured Germany in 1983.

Published On : October 23, 2021

4 .

Bandula Warnapura, who has passed away recently was the former Cricket player from which country?

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

Bangladesh

West Indies

Correct Answer : Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan cricket player, coach and administrator, Bandula Warnapura has passed away at the age of 68.

Published On : October 23, 2021

5 .

Who has been roped in as the new CEO of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) by Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

J.P. Singh

Dilip Kumar Gupta

PK Garg

Dinkar Prakash Srivastava

Correct Answer : PK Garg

* The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) effective from October 25, 2021.

* Commodore Garg is an Arjuna Award recipient (1990) in Sailing and has also won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 1993-94.

Published On : October 23, 2021

6 .

Which team has won the Thomas Cup 2020?

Italy

China

Malaysia

Indonesia

Correct Answer : Indonesia

THOMAS Cup : Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup final played at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark on October 17, 2021.

Published On : October 22, 2021

7 .

Which Indian businessman has announced to make investment in UAE’s first digital only independent bank ZAND?

Azim Premji

Uday Kotak

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Correct Answer : Kumar Mangalam Birla

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first digital only independent bank in UAE.For this investment, Birla will partner with Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

Published On : October 22, 2021

8 .

China beat which country to lift 2020 Uber Cup?

Malaysia

Thailand

Denmark

Japan

Correct Answer : Japan

In Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy. South Korea and Thailand shared bronze.

Published On : October 22, 2021

9 .

Centre has extended the policy period of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 with effect from October 21, 2021 for how many days?

120

180

Correct Answer : 180

Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for a further period of 180 days with effect from October 21, 2021.The current period of the policy was to end on October 20, 2021.

Published On : October 22, 2021

10 .

Who will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd IFFI?

Sergio Leone, David Fincher

Quentin Tarantino, Lilly Wachowski

Christopher Nolan, Hayao Miyazaki

Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo

Correct Answer : Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo

Renowned film directors Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will be honoured with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa.

Published On : October 22, 2021