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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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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

Explanation:

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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Who is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?

A) Aurobindo Ghosh B) K P S Gill
C) Nirad Chaudhuri D) V S Naipaul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V S Naipaul

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Which of the following is a vertebrate?

A) Kiwi B) Sponges
C) Star fish D) Threadworm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kiwi

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Keen interest or enthusiasm

 

A) Lassitude   B) Lethargy
C) Avidity   D) Soporific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Avidity  

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Which ex-cricketer has acted in the movies 'Team 5' and 'Aksar 2'?

A) S. Sreesanth B) Salil Ankola
C) Zaheer Khan D) Mohammad Azharuddin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S. Sreesanth

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What is the minimum age for getting elected to the Lok Sabha?

A) 18 B) 21
C) 16 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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Which among the following games was very popular in ancient India?

A) Chess B) Cricket
C) Hockey D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chess

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Which type of pathogen causes the water­borne disease Cholera?

A) Algal B) Bacterial
C) Protozoan D) Viral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bacterial

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