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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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Manas sanctuary in assam known for

A) Tigers B) Birds
C) Bears D) Elephants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Elephants

Explanation:

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Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site in Assam is known for Elephants. It is located in the Himalayan foothills.

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Which of the following is known as the Electronic City of India?

A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru D) Gurgaon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bengaluru

Explanation:

Bengaluru city is known as the Electronic City of India. Because Electronic City is an IT hub in Anekal taluk of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks in 3 phases i.e, in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, Bengaluru.

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Nayveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project

A) Hydro- electric B) Nuclear
C) Thermal D) Non- conventional
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal

Explanation:

Electricity generated from coal and oil is termed as 'Thermal Power'.

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AIDS is caused by the organisms which are

A) bacteria B) fungi
C) viruses (HTLV III) D) ProtoZoa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) viruses (HTLV III)

Explanation:

AIDS: The term means Acquired Immunity Deficiency Synodrome. The virus attacks the T cells of the (white corpuscle type) blood and destroys them.

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Q:

Who Invented Microwave Oven ?

A) Lewis Edson Waterman B) Levi Strauss
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Sir Sandford Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Percy LeBaron Spencer

Explanation:
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Who is author of the book 'Preparing for the Twenty First Century '

A) V.S.Naipaul B) John Ruskin
C) Paul Kennedy D) Henry Kissinger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paul Kennedy

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Which is the only gem of world made of a single element?

A) Platinum B) Diamond
C) Emerald D) Ruby
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Diamond

Explanation:

The only gem of world made of a single element is Diamond.

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Which city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?

A) Allahabad B) Varanasi
C) Hyderabad D) Ahmedabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Allahabad

Explanation:

Allahabad is known as the City of Prime Ministers because seven out of 15 prime ministers of India since independence have connections to Allahabad(Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra Shekhar).

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