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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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In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?

A) 1664 B) 1632
C) 1600 D) 1608
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1600

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The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the case of

A) Wheat B) Rice
C) Pulses D) Oil seeds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wheat

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The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

A) Bank rate B) Repo rate
C) Reserve repo rate D) Marginal Standing Facily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bank rate

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The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of

A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir B) One Life is Not Enough
C) Accidental Prime Minister D) The Substance and the Shadow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir

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The commonly used thermometric substance is _____.

A) mineral oil B) Alcohol
C) Mercury D) Petrol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mercury

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Hirakud reservoir is built across the river

A) Sutlej B) Godavari
C) Mahanadi D) Narmada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahanadi

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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

A) Silent volcano : Damavand B) Active volcano : Stromboli
C) Dormant Volcano - Krakatau D) Extinct volcano - Etna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Extinct volcano - Etna

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Which country was, in October 2017, named the best country to visit in 2018, according to Lonely Planet 'Best in Travel 2018' list?

A) India B) Chile
C) Thailand D) South Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chile

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