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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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The GPS device in an automobile uses which communication channel?

A) Satellite B) Microwave
C) Radio frequency D) Infrared
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satellite

Explanation:

All automobiles uses satellite communication channel for their GPS devices.

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Who became the Chief Minister of a state only for one day?

A) Zakir Hussain B) Jagdambika Pal
C) Rajendra Prasad D) Rajiv Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jagdambika Pal

Explanation:

Jagdambika Pal was the Ex - Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh only for one day i.e, on 21 Feb to 22 Feb in the year 1997.

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Student specific scholarships are awarded to students who

A) have impressive academic achievements B) are members of a certain group
C) have impressive athletic accomplishments D) demonstrates a specific skill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have impressive academic achievements

Explanation:

A scholarship is an award of financial aid that helps students to continue their studies further by a popular donor or from the scheme of the government. Student specific scholarships are awarded to students who have impressive academic achievements.

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Which Indian born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in Astrophysics

A) Prof Chandra Shaker B) Sir C.V.Raman
C) Satyendra Nath Bose D) Vikram Sarabhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prof Chandra Shaker

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Asia's longest bi-direction road tunnel to be launched in ?

A) Jammu & Kashmir B) Delhi
C) Mizoram D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jammu & Kashmir

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Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?

A) Shah Mal B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
C) Nana Sahib D) Tantia Tope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah

Explanation:

Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi alias Danka Shah (1789-1858), a descendant of the Qutub Shahi family of the Deccan, was in Faizabad when the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. He threw himself into the movement then and there. This was why he also came to be known as Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi.

 

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What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45o from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?

A) Appleton layer B) Benioff zone
C) Conard discontinuity D) Convergence zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benioff zone

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According to the 2011 census, the Indian State that has the dubious distinction of having the worst male-female ratio was ______. 

A) Kerala B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Delhi D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haryana

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