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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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In November 2017, an Indian short film, The School Bag won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival held at Montresd. Who among the following is the Director of the film?

A) Anurag Kashyap B) Dheeraj Jindal
C) Sujoy Ghosh D) Samvida Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dheeraj Jindal

Explanation:

Indian short film ‘The School Bag’, which tells a story based in Pakistan, has won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM).It is directed by Dheeraj Jindal.

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Which state government along with WWF-India conducted the first organized census for the conservation of Indus dolphins on their population?

A) Maharashtra B) Kerala
C) Punjab D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Punjab

Explanation:

Punjab state government along with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India conducted the first organized census for the conservation of Indus dolphins on their population.

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The space shuttle which took Sunita Williams beyond earth was

A) Challenger B) Galileo
C) Discovery D) Voyager-2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Discovery

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Where is the headquarters of the World Customs Organization (WCO) located?

A) Brussels B) Paris
C) Berlin D) Rome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brussels

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Line of Capricorn does NOT go through which of the following countries?

A) South Africa B) Argentina
C) Chile D) Philippines
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Philippines

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Then, he left for Silicon Valley to ___________ his dream of launching a start­up.

 

A) persevere B) eschew
C) pursue D) cherish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pursue

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Dishwasher was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Sir Henry Cole
C) Josephine Cochrane D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Josephine Cochrane

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The authorities will reward you for your hard work.

 

A) You will be rewarded by the authorities for your hard work. B) You would be rewarded by the authorities for your hard work.
C) The authorities will be rewarded by your hard work. D) The authorities would be rewarded by your hard work.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) You will be rewarded by the authorities for your hard work.

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