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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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'Pencillin' which is used as an antibiotic is obtained from 

A) Bacteria B) Fungi
C) Algae D) Lichens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fungi

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_______ creates history, becoming leading run-getter in Women’s ODIs ?

A) M.M. Lanning B) S.R. Taylor
C) Mithali Raj D) Charlotte Edwards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mithali Raj

Explanation:

1. Mithali Raj has been India’s premier player ever since she made her debut in 1999.

2. In the crucial game against Australia, Mithali became the woman cricketer who has scored most runs in ODIs. Mithali Raj became the first women’s player to reach 6000 ODI runs. England’s Charlotte Edwards was the previous leading run-getter in ODIs with 5992 runs.

3. She has 48 not-outs to her name, which is the most in women’s cricket.

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Who invented Fountain Pen?

A) Sir Frank Whittle B) John J. Loud
C) Kirkpatrick Macmillan D) Lewis E. Waterman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lewis E. Waterman

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In 1955, Imperial Bank of India, a leadimg commercial bank of that time was nationalised and renamed as:

A) Central Bank of India B) Bank of India
C) Indian Bank D) State Bank of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) State Bank of India

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What is the capital of Hungary?

A) Budapest B) Reykjavik
C) Santo Domingo D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Budapest

Explanation:

Budapest is the capital of Hungary

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A Radioactive subatance emits

A) alpha particles B) beta particle
C) gamma particle D) all of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the three

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A colored ion generally indicates a

A) transition metal B) metalloid
C) large in size D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) transition metal

Explanation:

A colored ion generally indicates a transition metal.

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Delphi, the world's largest auto component manufacturer, has the joint venture agreement with which indian company?

A) TVS B) Bajaj Auto
C) Hero Motors D) Bharat Forge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TVS

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