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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 “l international journalism award, given by the “Golden Pen of Freedom Award” is presented by ?
A)
Times Group
B)
UNESCO
C)
World Association of Newspapers
D)
United Nations

Correct Answer :   World Association of Newspapers

The Golden Pen of Freedom Award isn presented by the World Association of Newspapers to individuals or organisations for acclaimed work in the field of journalism. It was established in 1961.

Published On : May 28, 2021
2 .
Identify the award given for exemplary work in the field of " Sustainable Development" ?
A)
Turing Prize
B)
Pen Pinter Award
C)
Donald P. Eckman Award
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Turing Prize

Published On : May 28, 2021
3 .
Who was awarded the highest honour in Indian Cinema Dada Sahib Phalke Award 2012?
A)
Soumitra Chatterjee
B)
Devika Rani
C)
K. Balachander
D)
Pran Krishan Sikand

Correct Answer :   Pran Krishan Sikand

Indian Cinema Dada Sahib Phalke Award 2012 was proudly honour to Pran Krishan Sikand

Published On : May 28, 2021
4 .
Which State has bagged National e-governance Gold Award for 2012-13 , for its 'Sparsh Abhiyan' ?
A)
Manipur
B)
Mizoram
C)
Madhya Pradesh
D)
Maharashtra

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

Published On : May 28, 2021
5 .
Who received the Deutsche prize for pricing models 2015?
A)
Jean Tirole
B)
Raghuram Rajan
C)
Robert Margo
D)
Stephen Ross

Correct Answer :   Stephen Ross

U.S. economist Stephen Ross was named winner of the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics for helping to create models that have helped markets assess prices for options and other assets for the past three decades. Ross's models have changed and advanced economic practice profoundly," said the Frankfurt-based Center for Financial Studies that awards the $50,000 prize once every two years

Published On : May 28, 2021
6 .
Winner of Ranji Trophy-2015 is
A)
Maharashtra
B)
Karnataka
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer :   Karnataka

Published On : May 28, 2021
7 .
Who was honored with Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement award in March 2015?
A)
Pt. Birju Maharaj
B)
Zakir Hussain
C)
Pt Bhimsen joshi
D)
Rukmini Devi Arundale

Correct Answer :   Pt. Birju Maharaj

Renowned Kathak dancer Pt Birju Maharaj was honoured with Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement award for taking forward the legacy of the Kalka- Bindadin Gharana of Lucknow and promoting the art form around the world.

Published On : May 28, 2021
8 .
Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?
A)
Akiro Burosova
B)
Ashok Kumar
C)
Bernardo Burtolucci
D)
Hou Hsio-hsein

Correct Answer :   Ashok Kumar

Published On : May 28, 2021
9 .
Which film has bagged the Best Feature Film award at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo?
A)
Vicky Donor
B)
Barfi
C)
Argo
D)
Paan Singh Tomar

Correct Answer :   Paan Singh Tomar

Published On : May 28, 2021
10 .
By defeating which of the following team, India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2013?
A)
Sri Lanka
B)
West indies
C)
England
D)
New Zealand

Correct Answer :   England

Published On : May 28, 2021