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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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Where did the telegraph line be laid first?

A) Calcutta to Agra B) Agra to Jaipur
C) Delhi to Shimla D) Raniganj to Calcutta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcutta to Agra

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Who is the winner of 2016-17 Premier League (Football)?

A) Leicester City B) Manchester City
C) Chelsea D) Manchester United
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chelsea

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A fresh egg when placed in salt water will

A) sink and go to the bottom B) sink but will not go to the bottom
C) float D) burst
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) float

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Polynucleotide chain of DNA contains

A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group B) a nitrogenous base, ribose sugar and phosphate group
C) deoxyribose sugar, ribose sugar and phosphate group D) a nitrogenous base and phosphate group only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group

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The two DNA strands are called polynucleotidesbecause they are composed of simpler monomer units called nucleotides. Eachnucleotideis composed of one of four nitrogen-containingnucleobases (cytosine, guanine, adenine or thymine), a sugar called deoxyribose, and a phosphate group.

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UV rays coming from Sun, majorly causes which cancer?

A) Lungs cancer B) Liver cancer
C) Mouth cancer D) Skin cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Skin cancer

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement isneeded, select "no improvement".


Data of seizure of tiger body parts reveal that of the 14 cases, five (was reported) inside the reserves

 

A) was reports   B)  were reported  
C)  is reported   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  were reported  

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Beguile

 

A) Deceive   B) Warn  
C) Deter   D) Repel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deceive  

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Who launched 'Shramdaan movement' as part of Swachh Bharat and Swachh Puducherry initiative at Seliamedu village in Puducherry?

A) Rajiv Bansal B) Prakash Javdekar
C) Nitish Kumar D) Lt Governor Kiran Bedi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lt Governor Kiran Bedi

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