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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
  • All India Services:
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Which one of the following does not signify a battle tank?

A) T-55 B) T-155
C) T-72 D) T-90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) T-155

Explanation:

T-55, T-72 and T-90 battle are USSR/Russian origin battle tanks and are respectively based on first, second and third generation battle tank technologies.

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Which State Government has recently abolished "agriculture income tax"

A) Karnataka B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar D) Asssam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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Name the catalyst used in the conversion of milk into curd.

A) Pepsin B) Invertase
C) Lactase D) Diastase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lactase

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Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams

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The Harappan Civilization flourished around 2500 BC in what we call today ____

A) Pakistan and Afghanistan B) Western India and Pakistan
C) Afghanistan and Western India D) India and China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Western India and Pakistan

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Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank PO

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30 litres of salt solution contains 5% salt. How many litres of water must be added so as to get a resultant solution containing 3%salt?

A) 20 litres B) 25 litres
C) 30 litres D) 35 litres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 litres

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Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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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.

 

A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

 

A) Jangle B) Coincidence
C) Clamour D) Clinker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Coincidence

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Back to the drawing board

A) An idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised B) A person decides his own fate
C) All efforts can be wasted because of one mistake D) One always returns to his roots in times of crisis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised

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The State which produces largest number of orchids in India is

A) Assam B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Meghalaya D) Sikkim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sikkim

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Filed Under: Indian Geography
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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