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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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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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The CPU consists of which two parts?

A) ALU B) Control unit
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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The Central Processing Unit, consists of Arithmetic and logic unit and Control unit.

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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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Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize  ?

A) Roy Jacobsen B) Amos Oz
C) David Grossman D) Ian Samsom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) David Grossman

Explanation:

David Grossman has become the first Israeli author to win the 2017 Man Booker International prize for his novel “A Horse Walks Into a Bar”. The novel was translated by Jessica Cohen and is published in Britain by Jonathan Cape. The book is an ambitious high-wire act of a novel that shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. Since 2016, the Man Booker International Prize awards both the winning author and translator £25,000. To be considered for the prize, books had to be translated into English and published in the UK between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.

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Who is the auther of the book Atal Ji Ne Kaha?

A) Brijendra Rehi B) Sushwanth
C) Raj singh D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brijendra Rehi

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What is an Indian Depository Receipt ?

A) A deposit account with a Public sector Bank B) A depository account with any of the Depositories in india
C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by indian depositories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company

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The firm which leads the list of 54 indian firms in the recently released Forbes 'Global 2000' list

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Reliance Industries 

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Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt who has won the prestigious ' Grammy Awards ' is an exponent in which of the following musical instuments

A) Sarod B) Tabla
C) Violin D) Mohan Veena
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mohan Veena

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