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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
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Who was the most searched personality on Google this year, as per Google India?

A) Joe Biden B) Narendra Modi
C) Kangana Ranaut D) Sushant Singh Rajput
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Joe Biden

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 As the year comes to an end, Google released its annual ‘Year in Search’ list which shows the top most searched Personalities on Google in India in 2020.

 

Here is the list of 10 top searched personalities on Google in India :

1) Joe Biden
2) Arnab Goswami
3) Kanika Kapoor
4) Kim Jong-un
5) Amitabh Bachchan
6) Rashid Jhan
7) Rhea Chakraborty
8) Kamala Harris
9) Ankita Lokhande
10) Kangana Ranaut

 

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Which term describes an enzyme?

A) reactant B) catalyst
C) substrate D) product
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) catalyst

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Prostate in human body is a

A) Connective tissue B) Gland 
C) Membrane D) Muscle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gland 

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

A) Jane Austen B) William Blake
C) Charles Dickens D) Margaret Mitchell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Margaret Mitchell

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As of February 2018, who has taken charge as the Chairman of the Tata Sons empire, before which he was the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)?

A) N Chandrasekaran B) Bhaskar Bhat
C) Nandan Nilekani D) S. Ramadurai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) N Chandrasekaran

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Battle of Plassey was fought by the British under the leadership of

A) Robert Clive B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Warren Hastings D) James Heartly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Robert Clive

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___ are a mountain range that runs almost parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world sometimes called the "Great Escarpment of India".

A) Eastern Ghats B) Western Ghats
C) Himalayas D) Satpura Range
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Western Ghats

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Which of the following metals reacts vigorously with cold water?

A) Potassium B) Aluminium
C) Zinc D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potassium

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