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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 of the following is a world famous flute player?

A) Pandit Ravi Shankar B) Shivkumar Sharma
C) Zakir Hussain D) Hariprasad Chaurasia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hariprasad Chaurasia

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The audience are(A)/humbly requested to be(B)/seated in their seats.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion. _____have attempted to define a happy life in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion that happiness lies in the _____ of physical appetites.

_____have attempted to define a happy life

A) Professors B) Thinkers
C) Researchers D) Scientists
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thinkers

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Our office building comprises (1)/ seven floors and a restaurant at the top in an (2)/ area of about eight hundred sq. metres. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Which one of the following statements about reusable space vehicle of ISRO is not correct?

A) In June 2016, ISRO successfully launched India’s first reusable space vehicle. B) The space vehicle was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
C) The reusable launch vehicle climbed to a height of 65 km before automatically steering back for landing. D) The vehicle was initially boosted by a rocket that contained liquid fuel.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In June 2016, ISRO successfully launched India’s first reusable space vehicle.

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May 23, 2016 ISRO successfully flight-tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime. In this experimental mission, the HS9 solid rocket booster carrying RLV-TD lifted off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotaat 07:00 hr IST. After a successful flight of 91.1second, HS9 burn out occurred, following which both HS9 and RLV-TD mounted on its top coasted to a height of about 56 km. At that height, RLV-TD separated from HS9 booster and further ascended to a heightof about 65 km.

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A force of 20 N displaces an object through 2 m and does a work of 20 J. The angle between the force and displacement is

A) 60 deg B) 0 deg
C) 90 deg D) 30 deg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60 deg

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Which of the following organ of the government refers to a smaller group of people who are responsible for implementing laws and running the government?

 

I. The Judiciary

II. The Executives

III. The Legislature

 

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Only III D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II

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On which river is the city Madurai situated?

A) Cooum B) Kaveri
C) Vaigai D) Pennar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vaigai

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