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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
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A person who writes music -

A) Lyricist B) Composer
C) Musician D) Cinematograher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Composer

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A composer is who writes music for a song whereas a lyricist is who writes lyrics (words) for a song.

 

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What was the element used in traditional thermometers which is highly toxic in nature?

A) Carbon B) Mercury
C) Arsenic D) Cadmium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mercury

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The tallest peak of which of the following mountain ranges is a mountain called 'Guru Shikhar'?

A) Western Ghats Range B) Satpura Range
C) Aravalli Range D) Vindhya Range
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aravalli Range

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Capital structure decisions refer to the

A) capital gains available on the firm's stock. B) dividend yield of the firm's stock.
C) maturity date for the firm's securities D) blend of equity and debt used by the firm.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) blend of equity and debt used by the firm.

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The ______________ monsoon winds carry lots of water from the Indian Ocean

A) northwest B) southwest
C) southeast D) northeast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) southwest

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Which of the following Five Year Plan had the focus on ‘food, work & productivity’?

A) Sixth Five Year Plan B) Second Five Year Plan
C) Seventh Five Year Plan D) Fifth Five Year Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Seventh Five Year Plan

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Binomial Nomenclature was founded by

A) Charles Darwin B) Robert Nucleus
C) Carl Linnaeus D) Lamarck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carl Linnaeus

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Which of the following is the largest satellite of the Solar System?

A) Titan B) Miranda
C) Moon D) Ganymede
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ganymede

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