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 .
What is “Walter Clopton Wingfield” known as?
A)
Founder of modern squash
B)
Founder of modern golf
C)
Founder of modern table tennis
D)
Founder of modern lawn tennis

Correct Answer :   Founder of modern lawn tennis

Walter Clopton Wingfield was a Welsh inventor and a British Army officer who was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997, as the founder of modern lawn tennis, an example of the original equipment for the sport and a bust of Wingfield himself can be seen at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.

Published On : July 3, 2021
2 .
Which sport’s regional form is “Sambo”?
A)
Tennis
B)
Football
C)
Wrestling
D)
Badminton

Correct Answer :   Wrestling

Sambo is a Soviet martial art, an internationally-practised combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.

Published On : July 3, 2021
3 .
Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final?
A)
Sunil Gavaskar
B)
M. Amarnath
C)
Kapil Dev
D)
Roger Binny

Correct Answer :   M. Amarnath

This capped off an amazing win by the Indians over the all-conquering West Indian side!

Published On : July 3, 2021
4 .
How many fours had Yograj Singh hit throughout his Test career?
A)
1
B)
4
C)
9
D)
10

Correct Answer :   1

Yograj Singh hit 1 four throughout his test career.

Published On : July 3, 2021
5 .
Where did Yashpal Sharma play his last ODI match?
A)
Chandigarh
B)
Hyderabad
C)
Delhi
D)
Indore

Correct Answer :   Chandigarh

Yashpal Sharma played his last ODI on Jan 27,1985 match at Chandigarh.

Published On : July 3, 2021
6 .
Vinod Kambli on his Test debut made 28 runs having a strike rate of :
A)
12.55
B)
46.66
C)
52.61
D)
63.58

Correct Answer :   63.58

His footwork was dazzling against the spinners - he once smashed Shane Warne for 22 runs in an over.

Published On : July 3, 2021
7 .
Rahul Dravid also made Test debut along with Sourav Ganguly in the same match.He scored 95 runs. How many fours did he hit in that innings of 95 runs?
A)
4
B)
5
C)
6
D)
10

Correct Answer :   6

He hit 6 fours.

Published On : July 3, 2021
8 .
Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did?
A)
Navjot Sidhu
B)
Sachin Tendulkar
C)
Surinder Amarnath
D)
Mohammad Azharuddin

Correct Answer :   Surinder Amarnath

In that match, not only Kapil Dev and Surinder Amarnath made their ODI debuts but also Chetan Chauhan played his debut match.

Published On : July 3, 2021
9 .
Farokh Engineer played his last Test match at his home ground. Where did he play his last Test match?
A)
Hyderabad
B)
Mumbai
C)
Delhi
D)
Calcutta

Correct Answer :   Mumbai

The major teams he played throughout his career other than Indian team are Lancashire and Mumbai. His last Test was in 1975.

Published On : July 3, 2021
10 .
Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match?
A)
Headingley
B)
Taunton
C)
The Oval
D)
Lords

Correct Answer :   Headingley

India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer.

Published On : July 3, 2021
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