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 .

The name of the Mascot for 1996 Olympics held at Atlanta was

WHATIZIT

APPU

Matari

Uncle Sam

Correct Answer : WHATIZIT

Originally called “Whatizit”, the name, “Izzy”, was chosen by 32 American children aged 7 to 12 from among the following five names: Kirby, Starz, Zack, Gleamer and Izzy. This shortlist was produced from the more than 3,300 suggestions from children in 16 different countries.

Published On : July 3, 2021

2 .

Who is known as the inventor of the Volleyball sport?

Edward Skorek

James Naismith

William G. Morgan

Adrian Carambula

Correct Answer : William G. Morgan

William George Morgan was the inventor of volleyball, originally called “Mintonette”, a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport.

Published On : July 3, 2021

3 .

Name the Indian Chess player who has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves?

Praveen Thipsey

Champa Bose

Vishwanathan Anand

Sakunthala Devi

Correct Answer : Vishwanathan Anand

Vishwanathan Anand has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves.

Published On : July 3, 2021

4 .

Which of the following teams have failed to win even a single ODI?

USA

East Africa

Namibia

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

All three teams East Africa, Namibia and USA have failed to win a single One Day International Cricket Tournament. They have only played 11 ODIs between them. ODI is List-A cricket so all statistics and records set in ODI count towards List-A records.

Published On : July 3, 2021

5 .

Which of the following is a pair names of the same game?

Volleyball - Squash

Soccer - Football

Golf - Polo

Billiards - Carrom

Correct Answer : Soccer - Football

Soccer - Football is a pair names of the same game.

Published On : July 3, 2021

6 .

Who will host the Deaflympics to be held in 2019?

Italy

Russia

Sweden

Canada

Correct Answer : Italy

The 2019 Deaflympics were to be held in Valtellina and Valchiavenna in Italy in December 2019.

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7 .

Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?

Archery

Karate

Judo

Shooting

Correct Answer : Archery

Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in Archery.

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8 .

Sergei Bubhka, an athlete of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries?

Brazil

U.S.A

Russia

Ukraine

Correct Answer : Russia

Sergei Bubhka, an athlete of international repute, belongs to Russia.

Published On : July 3, 2021

9 .

Which weight category was removed from the AIBA World Boxing Championships in 2011?

Welterweight

Bantamweight

Light Middleweight

Featherweight

Correct Answer : Featherweight

The men’s and women’s competitions are separately held since 2006. The number of weight categories have been reduced to 10 from 11 in 2011 with the removal of featherweight category. Previously, light middleweight category was remove

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10 .

Olympic Games after 4th century A.D. restarted from

1891

1896

1912

1927

Correct Answer : 1896

Olympic Games after 4th century A.D. restarted from 1896.

Published On : July 3, 2021