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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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Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus:
1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
2. Guru Arjan Dev become the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.
3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs their own script- Gurumukhi.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1 and 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 and 2

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The Trans-Siberian Railway(8960 km) connects ____ in the west to ____ in the East.

A) Moscow, Tashkent B) St. Petersburg, Omsk
C) Moscow, Irkutsk D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

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Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in literature

A) Derek Walcott B) Pablo Neruda
C) Churchill D) Ernest Hemingway
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Churchill

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In which of the following mammals estrous cycle is absent ?

A) Rabbit B) Horse
C) Cow D) Monkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Monkey

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What is the unit of the physical quantity, Momentum?

A) newton second B) joule second
C) erg second D) pascal second
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) newton second

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A term used interchangeably with diskette is

A) Floppy disk B) Disk pack
C) Disk cartridge D) Packette disk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Floppy disk

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A term used interchangeably with diskette is Floppy disk.

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Coral Reefs in India can be found in

A) Rameshwaram B) Trivandrum
C) The coast of Orissa D) Waltair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rameshwaram

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In India Coral Reefs can be found in Rameshwaram.

 

Coral reefs in India are one of the most ancient and dynamic ecosystems of India. The coral reefs not only provide a sanctuary to a myriad of marine life but also play a key role in protecting the coastline from erosion.

Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals. Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals found in marine water that contain few nutrients.

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An object, starting from rest, moves with constant acceleration of 4 m/s2. After 8 s, its speed is

A) 16 m/s B) 8 m/s
C) 32 m/s D) 4 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32 m/s

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