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What is General Knowledge?

The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


What does General Knowledge talk about?

Knowledge about anything, anyone, anyplace in the universe. General acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.


Why is General Knowledge Needed?

There are studies that found General Knowledge can predict exam results. The study examined personality predictors &cognitive ability in student's exam performance which found General knowledge was positively related with overall exam results.


Where we need General Knowledge?

  • Bank Exams
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.
You will have to undergo a _______ of tests before the interview.

A) Large B) Series
C) Design D) Booklet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Series

Explanation:

The trick here is to follow the structure of the statement. The blank is followed by 'of' and thus the blank will take a filler that can be followed grammatically by 'of' and also manages to give a proper meaning. On the basis of these filters, none of the options except option 2 makes any sense.

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Glass is made of which material?

A) Calcium carbonate B) Sand
C) Silver Iodide D) Lime
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sand

Explanation:

Glass is made from heating of sand. To melt sand to make glass, the temperature needed is above 1800 deg celcius.

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Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with

A) Study of crops B) Study of soil
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they are produced.

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Microeconomics is the study of

A) Decisions of individual firms B) Decisions of individual households
C) Decisions of individual consumers D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Microeconomics is the branch or subset of economics that deals with the study of Decisions of individual firms, households and consumers.

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The Last Supper is an immortal paintings of 

A) Michael Angelo B) Leonardo Da Vinci
C) Raphael D) Andrea del sarto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leonardo Da Vinci

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The Twelfth Five-year Plan focused on inclusive growth. Which of the following were considered as challenges for inclusiveness?

1.Poverty

2.Group inequality

3.Regional imbalance

4.Unemployment

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 3 and 4 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4 only D) 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation:
All are correct except 2, as group inequality was not a challenge.
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Project-75 India, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which Indian armed force?

A) Indian Army B) Indian Air Force
C) Indian Coast Guard D) Indian Navy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Indian Navy

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Who has re-appointed as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee?

A) Anil Kumble B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Sunil Gavaskar D) Rahul Dravid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anil Kumble

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