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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in ______.

A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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Which one of the following statements about the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change is not correct?

A) The fund is meant to assist national and State level activities to meet the cost of adaptation measures. B) This scheme has been taken as a Central Sector Scheme.
C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund. D) The scheme has been in force since
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund.

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Government has established the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) with a budget provision of Rs.350 crores for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17, with an estimated requirement of Rs.181.5 crores for financial year 2017-18. The objective of the fund is to assist State and Union Territories that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting the cost of adaptation. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been appointed as National Implementing Entity (NIE) responsible for implementation of adaptation projects under the (NAFCC).

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Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in

A) Orissa B) Punjab
C) Maharashtra D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

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The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope ­

A) Bench marks B) Contours
C) Form lines D) Hachure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hachure

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Mother said to my sister, "Tell him sorry right now."

A) Mother said to my sister to tell him sorry right then. B) Mother said to my sister to tell him sorry right now.
C) Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right then. D) Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right now.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother said to my sister to tell him sorry right then.

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The 'Quit India' movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year

A) 1941 B) 1942
C) 1945 D) 1946
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1942

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The Kambala festival of Karnataka is essentially associated with what?

A) Cock fighting B) Buffalo race
C) Tribal dance D) Bull fighting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buffalo race

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As of February 2018, who is the Indian-born CEO of the Nokia company?

A) Sundar Pichai B) Ajaypal Singh Banga
C) Rajeev Suri D) Satya Nadella
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajeev Suri

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