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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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In India, Salt Lake City is located in

A) West Bangal B) Rajastan
C) Gujarat D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) West Bangal

Explanation:

BidhanNagar in Kolkata, West Bangal is popularly known as Salt Lake City.

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Q:

The Petronas Twin Towers is located in which country? 

A) Malaysia B) Singapore
C) Thailand D) Brazil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Malaysia

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The famous song ‘Saare Jaha se Achha’ is composed by ___________

A) Ravindra Nath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
C) Mohammad Iqbal D) one of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohammad Iqbal

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Q:

"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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Q:

Lakes formed due to marine deposits are

A) crater lakes B) cirque lakes
C) ox-bow-lakes D) lagoons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lagoons

Explanation:

Lagoons are formed along the coasts by the action of winds and waves. They are commonly found off the deltas of large rivers such as the Nile and Ganges.

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When two similar sources vibrate with slightly different frequencies , a regular rise and fall occurs in the loudness of tone. This phenomenon is known as 

A) doppler effect B) beats
C) resonance D) echo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) beats

Explanation:

Beats means the periodic increase and decrease in loudness heard when two notes of nearly the same frequency are sounded simultaneously.

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Q:

In which city 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be held ?

A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad
C) Bangaluru D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hyderabad

Explanation:

Government of India and the United States met today at NITI Aayog to plan the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which will be held November 28-30 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India.
 
The Summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump, who leads the U.S. delegation.

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Q:

Who is the inventor of railway engine?

A) George Stephenson B) W.H.F Tablot
C) Richard Trevithik D) Eli Whitney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Richard Trevithik

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