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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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Which of the following is used in gunpowder?

A) Potassium bromide B) Potassium nitrate
C) Monopotassium tartarate D) Potassium sulphate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Potassium nitrate

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On 12 April 2017, Parliament passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. This Bill provides essential support to National AIDS control programme. It aims to achieve the target of ending this Epidemic by year ______.

A) 2025 B) 2022
C) 2030 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2030

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

 

The manager said "Vivek must go tomorrow to meet the client".

 

A) The manager said that Vivek must have to go the following day to meet the client. B) The manager said that Vivek will have to go tomorrow to meet the client.
C) The manager said that Vivek must go the following day to meet the client. D) The manager said that Vivek must be going tomorrow to meet the client.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The manager said that Vivek must go the following day to meet the client.

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) BBr3 B) NH3
C) CH2N2 D) CCl2F2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CCl2F2

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Molybdenite is an ore/mineral of

A) Molybdenum B) Nickel
C) Silver D) Tin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Molybdenum

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The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-­Roman­-Buddhist art is the ____________school

A) Mauryan B) Shunga
C) Gandhara D) Gupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gandhara

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Who wrote the famous line: 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'

A)  John Keats B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Sir Richard Burton D)  Larry Collins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  John Keats

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Which of the following was published by Gandhji during his stay in South Africa?

A) Young India B) Indian Opinion
C) Nav Jivan D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Opinion

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