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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Brand Name 'Ykk' is related to 

A) Cars B) Cellular Phones
C) Zip D) Shoe polish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zip

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When is National girl child day of India Day

A) January 25 B) January 24
C) October 24 D) November 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) January 24

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India is the largest producer of

A) Apples B) Grapes
C) Oranges D) Bananas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bananas

Explanation:

India is the World's largest producer of Bananas producing nearly 30 million tons a year.

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Which of the following Valleys is known as "Paradise of Earth" ?

A) Kullu Valley B) Doon Valley
C) Kangra Valley D) Kashmir Valley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kashmir Valley

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YUVA - a skill development programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, an initiative of ____.

A) Delhi Police B) Border Security Force
C) Central Industrial Security Forces D) Maharashtra Police
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi Police

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Persistence of vision is the principle behind

A) Telescope B) Periscope
C) Cinema D) Microscope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cinema

Explanation:

Optical illusion is what that refers to persistence of vision with a principle that multiple images blend into a single image in human mind and what is showed in cinema.

 

Hence, Persistence of vision is the principle behind cinema.

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Which best describes an element?

A) An element is composed of identical atoms B) A pure substance
C) a material that has consistent chemical properties D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A & B

Explanation:

An Element is a pure substance of one type of atom. In chemistry, any material such as carbon, hydrogen, iron, or oxygen that cannot be broken down into more fundamental substances is nothing but an element.

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