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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.

A)
Dr. Amit Gupta
B)
Dr. Amit Gupta
C)
Dr. Rajiv Khanna
D)
Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari


Union HM Amit Shah has presented the Maharashtra Bhushan Award for 2022 to Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Raigarh, Maharashtra.

* He has played a significant role in organizing several tree plantation drives, blood donation drives, free medical clinics, and job fairs.

* Award : A shawl, citation and memento, and a cheque of Rs 25 lakh.

* He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.

* His father Dr. Narayan Vishnu Dharmadhikari was also awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan in 2008. .

Source : D C

Published On : April 16, 2023
A)
16 April 2023 to 20 April 2023.
B)
17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023.
C)
18 April 2023 to 22 April 2023.
D)
19 April 2023 to 23 April 2023.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023.


Army Commanders’ Conference (ACC) is an apex-level biannual event which is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army.

* The first ACC for the year 2023 is scheduled from 17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023. For the first time, the ACC is being conducted in Hybrid format exploiting available technology for secure communication, wherein Army Commanders and other senior functionaries will meet virtually on the first day and then travel to Delhi for balance physical meetings on matters which require detailed deliberations.

* On the first-day of the conference, agenda points sponsored by various Command Headquarters will be discussed, followed by an update from Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command and sessions by Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters.

* The forum will also review the progress on the activities charted out as part of ‘Year of Transformation-2023’ along with progress on Agnipath Scheme, digitisation & automation initiatives, Combat Engineers tasks, work aspects and budget management.

* The apex leadership will also brainstorm current / emerging security scenario and review operational preparedness of Indian Army.

* The Hon’ble RM is scheduled to address the conference on 19 April 2023, where he will also review an equipment display focussing on niche techcology, innovation, solutions for surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Training, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Operational Logistics etc.

* The senior officers will also be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff.

* A talk on future contours of Indo China relations by Mr Vijay Gokhale, former Ambassador to China is also planned during the conference.

Source : PIB

Published On : April 16, 2023
A)
Atul Kumar Goel
B)
Sekhar Rao
C)
Atanu Kumar Das
D)
K. Satyanarayana Raju

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sekhar Rao


Karnataka Bank on Saturday (15th April 2023) said that it has appointed Sekhar Rao as interim Managing Director (MD) and CEO following the completion of the term of the incumbent CEO.

* Mahabaleshwara M S, the incumbent managing director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Karnataka Bank, demitted the office on 14 April 2023, after successful completion of his second term of three years, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

* Rao, Executive Director, assumed charge as an interim MD and CEO with effect from April 15, 2023, in terms of RBI approval dated April 12, 2023.

* He has been appointed for a period of three months or till the appointment of regular MD and CEO whichever is earlie..

Source : Money Control

Published On : April 16, 2023
A)
Isha Ambani
B)
Isha Ambani
C)
Kumar Mangalam Birla
D)
Azim Premji

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kumar Mangalam Birla


Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla has received the AIMA's  Business Leader of the Decade Award 2023.

* Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Jyotiraditya M Scindia has presented the 13th AIMA Managing India Awards.

* AIMA JRD Tata Corporate Leadership : TV Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel

* Transformational Business Leader : Sanjiv Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Finserv

* Outstanding Institution Builder : Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor.

Source : Business World

Published On : April 15, 2023
A)
NASA
B)
ISRO
C)
JAXA
D)
ESA

Correct Answer : Option (D) - ESA


* The European Space Agency (ESA) has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons.

* The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, launched Friday (14th April 2023) at 8:14 a.m. ET aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

* The spacecraft separated from the Ariane 5 rocket 28 minutes after launch, and ESA received a signal from Juice about an hour after liftoff, confirming that Earth-based mission control is able to “talk” to the vehicle.

* Over the course of the next 17 days, Juice will deploy its solar arrays, antennas and other instruments, followed by three months of testing and preparing the instruments.

* Juice will take eight years to reach Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. During its lengthy cruise, the spacecraft will utilize some gravitational slingshots as it flies by Earth, our moon and Venus to help with the journey.

* Once Juice arrives at Jupiter in July 2031, the spacecraft will spend about three and a half years orbiting the gas giant and conducting flybys of three of its moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. Toward the end of the mission, Juice will focus solely on orbiting Ganymede, making it the first spacecraft ever to orbit a moon in the outer solar system.

* Ganymede, Callisto and Europa are ice-covered worlds that may contain subsurface oceans that are potentially habitable for life.

* Meanwhile, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, launching in 2024, is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030 and conduct nearly 50 flybys of Europa, eventually reaching just 16 miles (25 kilometers) above the moon’s surface.

* Together, the two missions could unlock some of the biggest mysteries about Jupiter and its moons...

Source : CNN

Published On : April 15, 2023
A)
4.9%
B)
5.6%
C)
6.0%
D)
6.4%

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 6.0%


According to the United Nations, India's economic growth is projected to decelerate to 6% in 2023 from 6.6% in 2022.

* The UNCTAD in its latest Trade and Development Report Update released, expects global growth in 2023 to drop to 2.1%, compared to the 2.2% projected in September 2022.

* UNCTAD expects the South-Asian region to expand at a still fast pace of 5.1 percent in 2023.

* Recently, IMF lowered India's economic growth projection for the current fiscal to 5.9%..

Source : India Times

Published On : April 14, 2023
A)
YES Bank
B)
Tata Power
C)
Reliance Industries
D)
Adani Power

Correct Answer : Option (A) - YES Bank


Private sector lender YES Bank has become the first Indian company to have over 50 lakh shareholders, according to the shareholding pattern of the bank on 31st March 2023.

* Tata Power was a far second with 38.5 lakh shareholders, followed by Reliance Industries with 33.6 lakh shareholders, according to the December 2022 shareholding disclosures.

* The bank had 50.6 lakh shareholders as of March 31, 2023, all of whom were public shareholders. This was an increase from 48.1 lakh shareholders as of December 2022, most likely owing to the end of the three-year lock-in period for shareholders that held equity shares of the bank when it underwent the reconstruction scheme in March 2020.

* The end of the lock-in period on March 13 allowed for more shares of the bank to be available for public trade. As such, the number of shareholders of the bank has been steadily increasing since the 17.9 lakh shareholders at the time of implementation of the YES Bank reconstruction scheme.

* Since then, the total number of shares held has also more than doubled from 1,255 crore to 2,875 crore..

Source : H B

Published On : April 14, 2023
A)
Baban Daware
B)
Aman Sehrawat
C)
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
D)
Dharan Singh Dahiya

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Aman Sehrawat


Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

* Sehrawat topped the podium in men’s 57 kg freestyle category on the penultimate day of the competition.

* He defeated Kyrgyzstan's Almaz Smanbekov 9-4 to win the gold medal.

* Aman Sehrawat’s victory in Astana ensured the men’s freestyle 57kg gold medal stayed with India for the fourth year running.

* This was Aman Sehrawat’s second podium of the year. Last year, Sehrawat was the first Indian wrestler to win gold at the Under-23 world championships in Spain.

* With two freestyle medals India’s tally rose to 13 in the competition. The Greco-Roman wrestlers won four medals while the women’s wrestlers bagged seven..

Source : AIR

Published On : April 14, 2023
A)
Shakib Al Hassan
B)
Shubman Gill
C)
Virat Kohli
D)
David Warner

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Shakib Al Hassan


Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan scooped the ICC Men’s Player of the Month (March 2023) while Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month (March 2023) as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (13th April 2023) announced the winners of the awards for March 2023.

* Both all-rounders edged out their fellow contenders following a vote conducted among a specialist panel — comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives — and global cricket fans registered at icc-cricket.com, who had been voting since the nominees were announced last week.

* In claiming the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March, Shakib wins his second Player of the Month crown after first winning in July 2021.

* He triumphs following a string of fine displays with bat and ball, cementing his position at the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders. As well as an impressive series win over Ireland, Shakib was instrumental in securing a historic 3-0 T20I series victory over touring world champions England..

Source : News18

Published On : April 13, 2023
A)
05
B)
07
C)
09
D)
12

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 07


Indian women wrestlers have bagged seven medalstwo silver and five bronze – in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023 at Astana in Kazakhstan and finished 3rd in the Women’s Teams Ranking.

* In the last edition, India won 5 medals and settled at the 4th spot.

* Antim Panghal won silver in the 53-kg category. Nisha Dahiya also claimed silver in the 68-kg category.

* Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik, Manisha, and Reetika bagged bronze medals..

Source : News On Air

Published On : April 13, 2023