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 nation's cricket team has abandoned Pakistan tour citing security concerns?

New Zealand

England

Australia

South Africa

Correct Answer : New Zealand

New Zealand cricket team's tour of Pakistan has been abandoned due to security concerns. New Zealand was supposed to play the first of three ODIs in Rawalpindi on September 13, 2021 before travelling to Lahore for a 5-match T20 series. This would have been their first match on Pakistan soil since 2003.

Published On : September 17, 2021

2 .

Lasith Malinga, who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, played for which country?

Bangladesh

Australia

West Indies

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s legendary pacer Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. He had already hung his boots from the ODI and Test formats and on September 14 (Tuesday) 2021, he called it quits from the T20Is as well. Malinga last played for Sri Lanka in March 2020 before COVID-19 pandemic impacted cricket and since then, was on the sidelines.

He was also not considered for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the UAE. The 38-year-old played 84 T20Is for his country picking 107 wickets including two five-wicket hauls and a four-wicket haul. Speaking about his overall career, he played 30 Tests and 226 ODIs as well while featuring in a whopping 295 T20 matches.

The shortest format was his forte where he used to deliver yorkers at will in the four-over spells and ended his career with a whopping 390 wickets (in all T20s). As far as IPL is concerned, Lasith Malinga played only for Mumbai Indians winning multiple title for them. His last ball in the cash-rich league remains the title winning one for the franchise where he dismissed Shardul Thakur of CSK to win MI its fourth IPL title in the 2019 season.

Published On : September 16, 2021

3 .

Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Indian cricket team in which format?

Test

T20

ODI

None of the Above

Correct Answer : T20

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has announced that he will step down as the T20 captain of the Indian cricket team after the men's T20 World Cup in Dubai in October 2021. He will remain the captain for the ODI and Test formats.

Published On : September 16, 2021

4 .

Who is the author of the book "Human Rights and Terrorism in India"?

Nitin Gadkari

Jairam Ramesh

Subramanian Swamy

Shashi Tharoor

Correct Answer : Subramanian Swamy

A book has titled ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ authored by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. He has come out with a book “Human Rights and Terrorism in India” which traces how the combating of terrorism can be harmonised with human and fundamental rights within reasonable restrictions that are permitted by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court.

It is the thesis of this study that to deter terror, India as a nation must foster a concept of identity. The release of three dreaded terrorists in exchange for hijacked Indian Airlines passengers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in 1999 is the “worst capitulation” to terrorists in India”s modern history.

Published On : September 15, 2021

5 .

Name the winner of Women's Prize for Fiction 2021?

Josee Vallee

Barbara Kidd

Susanna Clarke

Marleen Beaulieu

Correct Answer : Susanna Clarke

English author Susanna Clarke has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her second novel ‘Piranesi’.

In the spring, the Women’s Prize For Fiction (WPFF) teased everyone with their longlist and shortlist recognizing excellence in writing fiction from women across the world. September-8th, the WPFF announced that announced the 2021 winner was Susanna Clarke for her book Piranesi.

Published On : September 15, 2021

6 .

Which player has been adjudged as the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2021?

Jasprit Bumrah

Shaheen Afridi

Joe Root

Shakib Al Hasan

Correct Answer : Joe Root

England Test skipper Joe Root and Ireland's Eimear Richardson have been voted as the winners of the ICC Players of the Month for August 2021. Root was voted the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August for his consistent performances in the Test series against India that was the part of the next cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).

Root had scored more runs in the first three Tests than England's next three highest run-scorers combined and had also been their highest individual scorer in each of their five innings. On the back of his stunning display in August, Root climbed to the top of ICC Men's Test Rankings for batters on September 1.

Published On : September 15, 2021

7 .

How is West Nile Virus transmitted?

Bats

Birds

Mosquitos

Bacteria

Correct Answer : Mosquitos

The West Nile Virus, originally from Africa, has now spread in Asia, Europe, and North America. The virus is mainly transmitted through mosquito bites and can lead to fatal neurological diseases in humans.

Published On : September 1, 2021

8 .

Which player has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2021?

Lewis Hamilton

Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen

George Russell

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Bottas and Verstappen won the Belgian F1 Grand Prix August 28, 2021 Dutch driver Max Verstappen was the fastest on the training day before the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, but crashed at the end of the afternoon races. The Red Bull driver surpassed Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes by 41 thousandths, who won the first races for a change.

Published On : August 31, 2021

9 .

Which of the following organisation recently launched Mobile App for agents?

ECI

RBI

LIC

ISRO

Correct Answer : LIC

Life Insurance Corporation of India recently launched a mobile app called “Ananda mobile app” for its agents and intermediaries in order to onboard the prospective customers. ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application(ANANDA). ANANDA is the paperless solution for new business processes.

Published On : August 28, 2021

10 .

Name the MD & CEO of UCO Bank who has been reappointed to the post by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) ?

A S Rajeev

Atul Kumar Goel

S S Mallikarjuna Rao

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh

Correct Answer : Atul Kumar Goel

The appointments panel has also approved a two-year extension for Atul Kumar Goel, MD and CEO of UCO Bank as well as A S Rajeev, MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra.

Published On : August 28, 2021