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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
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 On 2 January 2018, Parliament passed NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which seeks to amend ______.

 

A) NABARD Act, 1975 B) NABARD Act, 1961
C) NABARD Act, 1981 D) NABARD Act, 1991
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NABARD Act, 1981

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What animal has the worst memory?

A) Dog B) Rat
C) Elephant D) Dolphin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Elephant

Explanation:

Elephant has worst shortest memory and dolphin has longest memory in the Animal kingdom.

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Which state of India has the largest number of cotton mills?

 

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

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The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

A) Shekharan Nair B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Shourie D) Ratan Thiyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Khushwant Singh

Explanation:

Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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Q:

Spermology is the study of

A) Seed B) Leaf
C) Fruit D) Pollen grain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seed

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Q:

Merge cells option can be applied from?

A) Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab B) Formatting toolbar
C) Both of above D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab

Explanation:

Merge_cells_option_can_be_applied_from1554444124.PNG image

 

Steps for merging cells :

1. Select which you want to merge

2. After selecting right click on that highlightened cells to get format cells option.

3. Click format cells to merge get merge option.

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Which of the following awards is Sachin Tendulkar NOT awarded with?

 

A) Bharat Ratna B) Dhyan Chand Award
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dhyan Chand Award

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Who had estimate National Income in India first

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) R.C. Dutt
C) V.K.R.V.Rao D) D.R.Gadgil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji

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