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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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Who first translated Mahabharata into Tamil?

A) Kamban B) Bharavi
C) Perundevanar D) Sundaramurthi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Perundevanar

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What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

A) prevention of invasions B) valuable source of timber
C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow D) They protect India from the icy cold north winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

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(a) refers to political importance and (b) to economic importance. Out of (c) and (d), (c) is more important.

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Who is the 14th President of India ?

A) Meira Kumar B) Sreedharan
C) Ram Nath Kovind D) Vaidyanathan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ram Nath Kovind

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BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind registered an emphatic win over his rival and Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. Succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, Kovind sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25, 2017.

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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

A) Akbar and Hemu B) Babur and Rana Sanga
C) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur D) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Gauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur

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Which of the following Asian language are UN official language

A) Chinese & Japanese B) Chinese & Hindi
C) Japanese & Arabic D) Chinese & Arrabic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chinese & Arrabic

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Although Blind, Deaf and Dumb, She graduated from college and achieved high distinction as a writer and scholar. Who was she ?

A) Anna Pova B) Samantha Fox
C) Sheila Gujral D) Helen Keller
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Helen Keller

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The element that has the highest first ionization potential is.......

A) Oxygen B) Carbon
C) Boron D) Nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitrogen

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A 16th Century Indian Jurist has stated that 'land is the property of its owner, and kings have only the right to tax it'. His Name?

A) Yajnavalkya B) Nilakantha
C) Hemadri D) Vijnaneswara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nilakantha

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