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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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Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the republic of the

A) Mallas B) Lichhavis
C) Sakyas D) Palas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mallas

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Q:

Ashtadhyayi was written by

A) Ved vysa B) Panini
C) Shukadeva D) Balmiki
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Panini

Explanation:

Ashtadhyayi was written by Panini. He was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology. Panini was born in Shalatula, a town near to Attock on the Indus river in present day Pakistan.

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Q:

How long are professional Golf Tour Players allotted per shot?

A) 22 seconds B) 36 seconds
C) 41 seconds D) 45 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 seconds

Explanation:

Professional Golf Tour Players were allotted 45 seconds per shot.

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A web page is located using a

A) Universal Record Locator B) Universal Resource Locator
C) Uniform Record Linking D) Universal Record Linking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Universal Resource Locator

Explanation:

A web page is located using a URL (Universal Resource Locator). Universal Resource Locator is also known as web address.

 

It basically refers to a web resource which is meant for the specification of its location on the network of computer. It is also a mechanism through which information can be retrieved.

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Q:

Which country has world's shortest written constitution?

A) USA B) Monaco
C) Vatican City D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monaco

Explanation:

Monaco, the world's second smallest country after Vatican City, has the smallest written constitution in the world. 

It comprises of 10 chapters with 97 Articles and a total of 3,814 words.

 

India has the world's largest written constitution.

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Who was the man to attend the Imperial Durbar in 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi and was one of the founders of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1807?

A) M.G.Ranade B) S.N. Banerjee
C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi

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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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Latitude of place is indicated of its

A) Time B) Altitude
C) Amount of rain D) Temparature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Temparature

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