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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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Name the IT firm which has created two tools My Business and Digital Unlocked for the small and medium businesses in India, that would help to create an online presence?

A) Google B) Facebook
C) Yahoo D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Google

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Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 B) Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C) Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 D) Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962

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Who has become the 1st woman player from Jharkhand who has been awarded Dhyan Chand Award 2017  ?

A) Poonam Rani B) Samurai Tete
C) Monika Malik D) Navjot Kaur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Samurai Tete

Explanation:

The Apex body for The national sport Hockey India pitched Jharkhand's Samurai Tete, former Team India skipper, for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2016.

Sumrai Tete is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

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What group of animals is called a congress?

A) Lions B) Baboons
C) Tigers D) Sheep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Baboons

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Group of baboons together is called a congress.

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MICR stands for

A) Magnetic Ink Code Reader B) Magnetic Ink Case Reader
C) Magnetic Ink Character Reader D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magnetic Ink Character Reader

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MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Reader.

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When a ray of light is  refracted by a prism such that the angle of deviation is minimum then

A) the angle of emergence is equal to the angle of incidence B) the angle of emergence is greater than the angle of incidence
C) the angle of emergence is smaller than the angle of incidence D) the sum of the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence is equal to 90 degrees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the angle of emergence is equal to the angle of incidence

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Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 B) Physics in 1956 and 1972
C) Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 D) Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

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Minjar Fair is the important fair celebrated in Chamba district. What does 'Minjar' represent for  ?

A) Lotus flowers B) Wheat flowers
C) Local Custom D) Maize flowers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maize flowers

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