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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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The headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency are located at _____.

A) Montreal B) Belgium
C) Newyork D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Montreal

Explanation:

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on 10 November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne", to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. Since 2002, the organization's headquarters have been located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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India is not a member of:

A) G-20 B) G-8
C) SAARC D) U.N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) G-8

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In any State of India , Legislative Council can be created or abolished :

A) By the Parliament B) By the president on the recommendation of the Governor of the State
C) By the Governor on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers D) By the Parliament as per resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) By the Parliament as per resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State

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Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of test cricket

A) Shane Warne B) Brian Lara
C) Courtney Walsh D) Muttiah Muralitharan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muttiah Muralitharan

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Who has won the Nobel prize in "Physics" for the year 2017 ?

A) Barry Barish B) Kip Thorne
C) Rainer Weiss D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.

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Q:

Name the mineral used to produce artificial diamonds.

Answer

Graphite

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Q:

Which of the following is NOT a representative of a Buddhist Art?

A) Relic Towers B) Vihara
C) Stupa D) Chaitya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Relic Towers

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Q:

................mixtures are used for making a glass

A) Quartz and Mica B) Salt and Quartz
C) Sand and Salt D) Sand and Silicates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sand and Silicates

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