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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
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By default, a real number is treated as a

A) Integer B) Float
C) Double D) Long double
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Float

Explanation:

By default, a real number is treated as a float variable.

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Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

A) diffusion B) viscosity
C) surface tension D) capillarity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surface tension

Explanation:

The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.

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Q:

Which of the following features is the product of vulcanicity

A) Geosyncline B) Escarpment
C) Atoll D) Fold mountain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atoll

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Q:

Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpat Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak for the first time.

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Q:

Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Q:

Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) United Arab Emirates hosted the Tennis 2017 ATP World Tour Finals.

B) In 2017, Per Mertesacker captained the Premier League team Manchester United.

C) In 2017, Stephen Curry played for the NBA team Golden State Warriors.

 

A) Only A B) Only B
C) Only C D) A, B and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only C

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Who is the author of 'Anandmath'

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya
C) Sarojini Nayadu D) Jyotiba Phule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya

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Q:

The Government of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a ' National River '

A) Yamuna B) Kaveri
C) Ganga D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganga

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