Sawaal
  • Home/
  • General Knowledge

General Knowledge Questions

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
  • All India Services:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
Popular Latest Rated
Q:

An atom has 7 electrons in its M - shell and contains 18 neutrons in its nucleus. What is its mass number

A) 25 B) 27
C) 35 D) 43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35

Explanation:

According to Bohr model, Each shell can occupy 2n2 electrons in their orbits where n=1,2,3.. for K,L,M,..

 

The atom has 2 electrons in k, 8 electrons in L and 7 electrons in M = 2 + 8 + 7 = 17

 

And given that its nucleus has 18 neutrons

 

=> its mass number = number of (electrons + neutrons ) = 17 + 18 = 35

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Chemistry

45 10298
Q:

From which one of the  following places,remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the development stage of the Indus Valley Civilization

A) Harappa B) Kalibangan
C) Lothal D) Mohenjodaro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mohenjodaro

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History

16 10289
Q:

The world's largest biofuel plant with production capacity of 110 million liters of fuel annually has been set up in 

A) China B) India
C) Brazil D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brazil

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness

53 10284
Q:

Expansion cards are inserted into

A) Peripheral Devices B) Pegs
C) Slots D) The back of the computer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Slots

Explanation:

In computing, the expansion card or board or accessory card is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an electrical connector or expansion slot, on a computer motherboard, to add functionality to a computer system via the expansion bus.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Computer
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank PO , Database Administration , IT Trainer , Network Engineer , Project Manager , Software Architect

13 10282
Q:

Sound waves cannot travel in

A) Vacuum B) Water
C) Glass D) Hydrogen gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vacuum

Explanation:

A Sound wave needs a medium for propogation. Hence, Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

6 10273
Q:

Pageant is most similar in meaning to

A) Show B) Gallant
C) Beauty D) Sovereign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Show

Explanation:

Pageant is most similar in meaning to Show.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE , TOEFL
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO , IT Trainer

0 10269
Q:

Mr.Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady

A) Judge of the High Court B) Governor of a State
C) Judge of the Supreme Court D) Gold medal winner in Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Judge of the Supreme Court

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Personalities

18 10266
Q:

Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/areas

A) Economics B) Geology
C) Biochemistry D) Astrophysics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Economics

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Personalities

20 10265