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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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The best solution for overcoming the evil effects of small and uneconomic holdings is: ___________.

A) urbanization of rural population B) using capital intensive technology
C) co-operative farming D) rapid industrialization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) co-operative farming

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Who discovered Circulatory System?

A) Thomas Edison B) William Harvey
C) Robert Hooke D) Robert Boyles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) William Harvey

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Which country won 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy ?

A) India B) Germany
C) Belgium D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Australia

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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities D) Declaration on the Right to Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Explanation:

The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

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All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Aligarh?

A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
C) Hakim Ajmal Khan D) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hakim Ajmal Khan

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Which is NOT an example of organism that takes in whole food material and breaks it down inside its body?

 

A) Mushrooms   B) Fish  
C) Snake D) Lizards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mushrooms  

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Who was the chief guest on the occasion of 69th Independence Day celebrations in India?

A) President of France B) President of China
C) Prime Minister of Bhutan D) President of U.S.A.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) President of U.S.A.

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