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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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D.D.T. was invented by

A) Paul Muller B) John Dalton
C) Rudolf D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paul Muller

Explanation:

Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Muller discovered DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) noted its effectiveness as a pesticide during World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops, a discovery that earned him a Nobel Prize in 1948.

 

It was first synthesized in the year 1874.

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Buddha's preaching were mainly related to

A) belief in one God B) practice of rituals
C) purity of thought and conduct D) idol worship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) purity of thought and conduct

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C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ............language

A) low-level B) programming
C) computer D) high-level
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) high-level

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When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated , we get 

A) Acetylene B) Methyl alcohol
C) Methane D) Ethyl formate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Methyl alcohol

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Who among the following has been awarded the Arjuna award 2017 for his contribution to hockey?

 

A) S.V. Sunil B) P.A. Rafel
C) Sardar Singh D) Vikram Negi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S.V. Sunil

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World’s highest railway bridge will be constructed on which river  ?

A) Ganga B) Chenab
C) Yamuna D) Kaveri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chenab

Explanation:

Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir in next 2 years. Its height is 359 mts i.e 35mts more than the height of Eiffel Tower.

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Which news paper has the motto - Journalism of Courage?

A) The Hindustan Times B) The Washington Post
C) The Indian Express D) The Guardian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Indian Express

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The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from

A) West to East B) East and west of the prime meridian
C) Poles to equator D) Equator to poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Equator to poles

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