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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?

A) J. R. Gluber B) A. Nobel
C) G. Fawks D) W. Bickford
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A. Nobel

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Which one is the pure element

A) glass B) cement
C) sodium D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sodium

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The First river valley project started in india is 

A) Bhakra -Nagal Project B) Damodar Valley Project
C) Kosi Project D) Hirakud Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley Project

Explanation:

Damodar Valley Project (DVP) is based on the model of Tennessee Valley Authority (TAV), USA constructed to harness water of Damodar, a capricious river flowing through Bihar and West Bengal.

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Q:

'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by

A) Charles Dickens B) Thomas Hardy
C) Lewis Caroll D) Victor Hugo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lewis Caroll

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Which of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust

A) Silicon B) Oxygen
C) Carbon D) Calcium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Oxygen

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Storage media such as a CD read and write information using _________

A) a laser beam of red light B) magnetic dots
C) magnetic strips D) All of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a laser beam of red light

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At which of its session, did the Congress officially accept the ' Socialistic Pattern of society '

A) Bombay Session of 1953 B) Avadi Session of 1955
C) Calcutta Session of 1957 D) Nagpur Session of 1959
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Avadi Session of 1955

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States earn maximum revenue through

A) excise duties B) commercial taxes
C) land revenue D) custom revenue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) commercial taxes

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States earn maximum revenue through commercial taxes. 

 

Commercial Tax is a form of sales tax, now referred to as GST(Goods and Service Tax) in India. It is levied on all kinds of commercial goods and services.

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