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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.


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“Chief Minister’s Award” has been launched by which state government to reward districts adopting digital payments?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Rajastan
C) Assam D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assam

Explanation:

The C.M of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal has recently launched the ‘Chief Minister’s Award’ to promote digital transaction in Assam.

 

The Chief Minister’s Award would be given to the best performing district of the state that adopts digital payment methods and also educate larger section of the society about the cashless transaction.

 

The winning district’s Deputy Commissioner would be presented a prize of Rs 50,000 at the end of financial year 2016-2017 after March 31, 2017.

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Type of American Indian dwelling in the eastern woodlands?

Answer

Woodland tribes lived in wigwams and longhouses. Wigwams are round, wooden-framed structures, covered in bark. Only one familylived in a wigwam. Longhouses are made the same way as wigwams except they are rectangular, instead of round. They have a long hallway with rooms on both sides. Several related families shared a longhouse.


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Longhouse Commonly lived in by entire Native American families in the Eastern Territories pre-colonization.

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Q:

Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award

A) B.N.Sarkar B) Prithvi Raj Kapoor
C) Devika Rani D) Kana Devi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Prithvi Raj Kapoor

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Q:

India's Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating

A) Anatoly Karpov B) Robert Fischer
C) Boris Spassky D) Levon Aronian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Levon Aronian

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Q:

The number of Union Territories in India is______

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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The walled city of Old Delhi was originally named after who of the following Empereors ?

A) Akbar B) Humayun
C) Shajahan D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shajahan

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In 1926, Which of the following universties was founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya alond with Anne Besant ?

A) Punjab university B) Delhi University
C) Benaras Hindu University D) University of Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Benaras Hindu University

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In order to give impetus to agriculture which of the following states has launched Contract Farming Scheme?

A) Jammu & Kashmir B) Orissa
C) West Bengal D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haryana

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