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 .

Which of the following is home base of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya?

Visakhapatnam

Cochin

Jamnagar

Karwar

Correct Answer : Karwar

India's largest warship aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya today reached its home base Karwar in Karnataka.

Published On : May 31, 2021

2 .

Which of the following corps deals with the supply of weaponry and ammunition to the Indian Army?

Armoured Corps

Army Ordnance Corps

Army Supply Corps

Corps of EME

Correct Answer : Army Ordnance Corps

The Army Ordnance Corps (abbreviated as AOC) is an active corps of the Indian Army and a major formation responsible for providing material and logistical support to the Indian Army during war and peace.

Published On : May 31, 2021

3 .

Indra series of exercises are jointly held biennially in the Indian Ocean by India and

Russia

France

Singapore

Israel

Correct Answer : Russia

Published On : May 31, 2021

4 .

Indian Navy conducted PASSEX exercise along with which country?

France

Japan

Indonesia

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : Indonesia

The Indian and Indonesian Navies undertook a conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) Military exercise in the Arabian sea.

The exercise aims to enhance operational interoperability and overall cooperation between the two navies. Indian naval ship INS Talwar and Indonesian Navy’s multirole corvette KRI Bung Tomo participated in the exercise.

Published On : May 31, 2021

5 .

What is ‘SAHAYAK-NG’, which was seen in the news recently?

Air droppable container

Surface to Surface Missile

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Fighter jet

Correct Answer : Air droppable container

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the Indian Navy has conducted a successful trial of the SAHAYAK-NG. It is the country's first indigenously designed and developed air droppable container.

Published On : May 31, 2021

6 .

Defence Ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with which company, for supplying ten lakh hand grenades?

Ordnance Factory Board

Bharat Electronics Ltd

Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd

Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)

Correct Answer : Economic Explosive Limited (EEL)

The Defence ministry has signed a Rs 400 crore-contract with Economic Explosive Limited (EEL), for the supply of ten lakh hand grenades.

Earlier, similar products were either imported or made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The new grenades called multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG), have been designed by the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory of DRDO.

Published On : May 31, 2021

7 .

What is ‘Sachet’, that was recently commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard?

Chopper

Ship

Submarine

Interceptor Boat

Correct Answer : Ship

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh digitally commissioned a ship and two interceptor boats of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Goa.

Indigenously built Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sachet’ is the first in the series of five offshore patrol vessels, that has been designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL). The interceptor boats C-450 and C- 451 are indigenously designed and built by L&T Shipyard, Hazira (Gujarat). The Indian Coast Guard has reached a landmark of 150 ships and boats and 62 aircraft.

Published On : May 31, 2021

8 .

What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, which is being built at Cochin?

Vikrant

Vikram

Virat

Veera

Correct Answer : Vikrant

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant is being manufactured at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Cochin. The manufacturing of the carrier is currently under the third phase and it is expected to be commissioned by early 2021.

The Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy has created the basic design of the indigenous aircraft carrier. The plan was subsequently developed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. The 40000-tonne aircraft with the MiG-29K aircraft fleet will be fully operational by 2022.

Published On : May 31, 2021

9 .

Who has granted the emergency financial rights to the 3 defense services?

Narendra Modi

Amit Shah

Rajnath Singh

Piyush Goyal

Correct Answer : Rajnath Singh

Published On : May 31, 2021

10 .

The DRDO has conducted a successful maiden test firing of the 5th generation Python-5 missile. The state of the art missile is which type of missile?

Air-to-Air Missile

Air-to-Surface Missile

Surface-to-Air Missile

Surface-to-Surface Missile

Correct Answer : Air-to-Air Missile

DRDO Conducts Maiden Trial of Python-5 Air to Air Missile Using LCA Tejas. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully test-fired the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) from Tejas aircraft, at Goa.

Published On : May 31, 2021