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 .

Who of the following was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, gallantry award?

Major Shaitan Singh

Major Somnath Sharma

Lance Naik Albert Ekka

Havildar Abdul Hamid

Correct Answer : Major Somnath Sharma

Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 – 3 November 1947), of the Indian Army, was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration.

Published On : May 31, 2021

2 .

Joint military exercise 'KAZIND-2019' is between India and which country?

Mongolia

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Correct Answer : Kazakhstan

The annual military exercise called KAZIND 2019 between India and Kazakhstan army commenced at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand on 3 October 2019. The year 2019 is the 4th edition of joint military exercise.

The 12-day exercise was inaugurated by Brig SK Mandal, Commander of the III Independent Infantry Brigade.

Published On : May 31, 2021

3 .

India's MiG ______ to fly with Eurofighter Typhoon in Oman.

Correct Answer : 29

The MiG 29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be flying alongside the Eurofighter Typhoon. The F-16 in India's bilateral air exercise with Oman which kicked off MiG 29 It is the first occasion that the MiG 29 will participate in an international air exercise outside India.

Published On : May 31, 2021

4 .

IAF launched fighter operations from _______ civilian airfields in the eastern part of India to undertake operations from dispersed locations in case of hostilities.

Correct Answer : 6

The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched fighter operations from six civilian airfields in the eastern part of India.

he operations aim to utilize civil airport runways. It also provides services to validate operational exercises in case of any exigency during active wars.

IAF also said that the Eastern Air Command has planned to carry out Sukhoi-30MKI fighter operations from six Airfields in its area of operations, namely Dimapur, Imphal, Guwahati, Kolkata, Pasighat and Andal in two phases.

Published On : May 31, 2021

5 .

Exercise Shakti-2019 is a bilateral military exercise held between India and

Russia

Thailand

Japan

France

Correct Answer : France

'Shakti-2019', a bilateral exercise will be conducted between Indian and French Army troops at the Foreign Training Node at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan from October 31 to November 13.

Published On : May 31, 2021

6 .

India gifted a ‘Made in India’ Patrol Vessel to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), what is the name of the vessel?

Samarth

Kaamiyaab

Samudra

Vikram

Correct Answer : Kaamiyaab

India gifted a ‘Made in India’ Patrol Vessel named "KAAMIYAAB” to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).

Published On : May 31, 2021

7 .

Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise of India and

Mongolia

Thailand

Maldives

Singapore

Correct Answer : Mongolia

The Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise is termed as Nomadic Elephant. It is a bilateral exercise between two nations – India and Mongolia. The troops of armies of both countries participate in Nomadic Elephant exercise.

Published On : May 31, 2021

8 .

Where is the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology located?

Secunderabad

Wellington

Pune

Vadodara

Correct Answer : Pune

Published On : May 31, 2021

9 .

Which of the following is a nuclear powered submarine of the Indian Navy?

INS Kursura

INS Chakra

INS Kalaveri

INS Sindhughosh

Correct Answer : INS Chakra

Published On : May 31, 2021

10 .

SIMBEX is a joint military exercise by India and

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

Seychelles

Singapore

Correct Answer : Singapore

Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) is an annual bilateral naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The exercise has been held annually since 1994.

Published On : May 31, 2021