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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
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Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine

A) Charaka B) Susruta
C) Nagarjuna D) Jevaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Charaka

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Which organ filters blood in human body?

A) Lungs B) Heart
C) Liver D) Kidneys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kidneys

Explanation:

The organ which filters blood in human body are kidneys.

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The nomenclature of the Executives Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from Sadar-i-Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by:

A) a Lok Sabha Resolution B) the executive order of the Parliament
C) the 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir D) the State Government under Article 371
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir

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Which is the only snake that builds nests ?

A) King Cobra B) Anaconda
C) Python D) Viper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) King Cobra

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Which of the following nations in India sub-continent generates about 5000 mw electricity the excesss of which would be imported by india?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhutan

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Which Bank has made online transactions through RTGS and NEFT free of cost from November 1?

A) HDFC Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) SBI Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HDFC Bank

Explanation:

Private sector lender HDFC Bank has made online fund transfer through RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) and NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) free with effect from November 1, with an aim to promote digital economy.

According to the revised charges, customers of savings and salary accounts of HDFC Bank will not have to pay any charge for transferring funds online using its RTGS and NEFT facilities.

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Who has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the ITTF Umpires and Referees Committee (URC)  ?

A) Raksheet Kota B) Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer
C) Pankaj Awasthi D) S. Sridhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer

Explanation:

Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the ITTF Umpires and Referees Committee (URC). His term will be for two years and is extendable. Iyer is the only assigned competition manager of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in India. Beside this, Ganeshan has also been recommended as the Technical Commissioner from the Asian Continent to ITTF and his term will be for a period of four years. He is also the chairman of the South Asian Federation technical committee and a member of the Technical Committee of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation (CTTF).

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Which Indian city is named after the snake Anantha of Lord Vishnu?

A) Trivandrum B) Tiruchirappalli
C) Tanjavore D) Vellore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trivandrum

Explanation:

Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala is named after the snake Anantha of Lord Vishnu.

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