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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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Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

A) 5 min B) 4.30 hrs
C) 8 min D) 5.30 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8 min

Explanation:

The light from the sun takes about 8 minutes to reach the Earth after it has been emitted from the sun's surface.

 

The time it takes for light to reach planets in our Solar System varies from about 3 minutes for Mercury to about 5.3 hours for Pluto.

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Silviculture is the branch of botany in which we study about

A) Culture of algae B) Development of forest
C) Culture of fungi D) Silciphida plant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Development of forest

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Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?

A) Loo B) Tornado
C) Typhoon D) Hurricane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tornado

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The slogan in National emblem " Satyameva Jayate" has been taken from the following scripture.

A) The Bhagavadgita B) The Mundaga Upanishat
C) The Ramayana D) The Chandogya Upanishath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Mundaga Upanishat

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Which team won the 10th Indian Premier League trophy 2017  ?

A) Mumbai Indians B) Rising Pune Supergiants
C) Kolkata Knight Riders D) Sunrisers Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai Indians

Explanation:

In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier League trophy for the third time, as they recorded a scintillating 1-run win against Rising Pune Supergiant in the title clash at Hyderabad during final.  Mumbai successfully defended a total of 129 and restricted Pune to 128/6 to lift their third IPL trophy. Krunal Pandya from Mumbai Indians was named the man of the match.

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Q:

Moving from one website to another is called

A) Browsing B) Attaching
C) Downloading D) Uploading
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Browsing

Explanation:

Moving from one website to another is called Browsing.

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Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called ......

A) Management Information System B) System Software
C) Application Software D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Application Software

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Pick out the only scalar quantity

A) power B) Electric field
C) magnetic momentum D) average velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) power

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