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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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Which state has launched 'Ama Ghare LED' scheme?

A) Odisha B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Odisha

Explanation:

'Ama Ghare LED' scheme was launched in Odisha state.

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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?

A) Mother Teresa B) Nelson Mandela
C) C.V. Raman D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nelson Mandela

Explanation:

Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk has won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.

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Q:

Which of the following awarded Noble peace prize for three times

A) Human rights council B) World bank
C) International Commitee of the red cross D) Un Peacekeeping forces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International Commitee of the red cross

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment

 

A) Arouse B) Pique
C) Fluster D) Console
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Console

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Takshashila University was located between which two rivers?

A) Indus and Jhelum B) Jhelum and Ravi
C) Beas and Indus D) Satluj and Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indus and Jhelum

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Q:

Rate at which velocity changes over time?

A) Speed B) Displacement
C) Acceleration D) Jerk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Acceleration

Explanation:

Acceleration is nothing but the rate at which velocity changes over time.

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In which year a new “Liberalized Industrial Policy” in India was announced for the first time?

A) 1991 B) 1992
C) 1986 D) 1993
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1991

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Q:

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with

A) difference threshold B) separation threshold
C) change threshold D) response threshold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) difference threshold

Explanation:

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with difference threshold and refers
to the detection of change.

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