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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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Who is not amongst the winners of Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry?

A) Jean-Pierre Sauvage B) J. Michael Kosterlitz
C) Sir J. Fraser Stoddart D) Bernard L. Feringa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. Michael Kosterlitz

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Humayun was born in the year ___________.

A) 1508 B) 1608
C) 1708 D) 1808
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1508

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Tsunami waves are the undersea occurrence of earthquake exceeding 7.5 on Richter scale. Which one of the following statements regarding this is not correct?

A) It often generates strong waves B) The pacific coasts are most vulnerable to Tsunami waves.
C) Tsunami waves are also called high-energy tidal waves or seismic sea waves. D) Tsunami is a Latin word.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tsunami is a Latin word.

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All   are   correct   except   D,   as Tsunami is a Japanese word

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Democracy should _____ dignity of the individual. It should also aim at the _____ good of the greatest _____. The opposition party should _____ the wrong plans,
policies and decisions of the government in power. The government should cater to the _____ needs of the people to make its position solid.


Democracy should _____ dignity of the individual.

A) built B) ensure
C) keep D) support
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ensure

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Sattriya is a classical dance form of __________

A) Manipur B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Assam D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assam

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The dispute over Siachin Glacier is between

A)  India and China B) India and Afghanistan
C) India and Pakistan D)  India and Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India and Pakistan

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Alleviate B) Allaviate
C) Alliveate D) Allaevate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alleviate

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India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit during its Chairmanship which took place on 15-16 October 2016 in -

A) Goa B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Goa

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