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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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Who was appointed as new Brand Ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2017 ?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Shilpa Shetty
C) Kangana Ranaut D) Anushka Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shilpa Shetty

Explanation:

The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Modi government's cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.

The 41-year-old actress will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads. Soon, campaign posters featuring her will be displayed at various places across the country.

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Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the court of –

A) Akbar B) Shahjahan
C) Bahadur Shah D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Akbar

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“Golden Land” is a popular sobriquet of which of the following country?

 

A) China B) Bhutan  
C) Myanmar D) Sri Lanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Myanmar

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Julio Granda won the 2017 World Senior Chess Championship.

B) Tan Zhongyi won the 2017 World Junior Chess Championship.

C) Russia hosted the Golf 2017 Players Championship.

 

A) Only A B) Only C
C) Both B and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only A

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Q:

Markup tags tell the web browser

A) How to display the file B) How to organise the page
C) How to display message box on page D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) How to display the file

Explanation:

Markup tags tell the web browser how to display the file.

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Q:

Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other___

A) North America and South America B) Asia and Africa
C) Africa and South America D) Europe and Asia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Africa and South America

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Who among the following has been awarded the Arjuna award 2017 for his contribution to hockey?

 

A) S.V. Sunil B) P.A. Rafel
C) Sardar Singh D) Vikram Negi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S.V. Sunil

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Q:

What is the oxidation number of sulfur in H2S?

A) 2 B) -2
C) 1 D) -1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -2

Explanation:

The sum of the oxidation numbers in a compound must equal zero. In the compound hydrogen sulfide, H2S, the two hydrogen atoms have an oxidation number of +1, for a total of +2.

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Therefore, the oxidation number of sulfur in the compound is -2, and the sum of the oxidation numbers is 0.

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