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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
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" International Yoga Day " is observed on _____ ?

A) 21 May B) 21 June
C) 11 June D) 23 May
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21 June

Explanation:

June 21St has been declared as the "International Yoga Day" by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. The declaration came after the call for adoption of this day by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.

21st June, 2017 is the 3rd International Yoga Day.

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India has emerged as the _______largest aviation market in the world with a passenger traffic of over 10 crore reported for 2016-17.

A) 1st B) 2nd
C) 3rd D) 4th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3rd

Explanation:

The central government has said that India has emerged as the 3rd largest aviation market in the world with a passenger traffic of over 10 crore reported for 2016-17. This was stated by minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha at a media event on the achievements of the ministry of civil aviation on the completion of three years of the NDA government.

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Q:

pturecmo correct word

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A) temperature B) capture
C) Computer D) torture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Computer

Explanation:

Computer is the correct word.

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Q:

Panchatantra has been written by

A) Kalidas B) Surdas
C) Vishakhadatta D) Vishnu Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishnu Sharma

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Q:

Islets of Langerhans are present in

A) Kidney B) Liver
C) Pancreas D) Trachea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pancreas

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Q:

What is laughing gas?

A) Nitrous Oxide B) Carbon monoxide
C) Sulphur dioxide D) Hydrogen peroxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nitrous Oxide

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Who among the following anticipated Newton by affirming that all things tended to gravitate to the earth?

A) Aryabhatta B) Brahmagupta
C) Varahamihira D) Buddhagupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmagupta

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Who has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry for 2017 ?

A) M S Dhoni B) P V Sindhu
C) Hardik Pandya D) Virender Sehwag
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P V Sindhu

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