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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
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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What type of bird is on a Canadian $1 coin?

Answer

Common Loon

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When is the International Firefighters' Day(IFFD) observed every year ?

A) 2 May B) 4 May
C) 3 May D) 6 May
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 May

Explanation:

International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.

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Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on which of the following days?

A) 9th January B) 19th January
C) 9th February D) 19th February
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9th January

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Q:

In a compound, chemical energy is contained in the

A) bonds B) movement of the electrons
C) unbonded electrons D) nuclei of the atoms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bonds

Explanation:

chemical energy is contained in the chemical bonds between the reactants in the chemical compounds.

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What is the minimum velocity required for a rocket to overcome earth's gravity and travel into space?

A) 18 km/sec B) 11.2 km/sec
C) 21 km/sec D) 35 km/sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11.2 km/sec

Explanation:

This 11.2 km/s is also known as the escape velocity. It works out to roughly 25000miles per hour 

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Q:

Handwritten wills are also known as which of the following?

A) Homographic B) Solographic
C) Holographic D) Monographic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Holographic

Explanation:

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Handwritten wills are also known as Holographic wills since they are made by the persons called testators without notary or any witness.

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Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which of the followin is the most significant?

A) Distance from sea B) Direction of winds
C) Latitude D) Ocean curents
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Latitude

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The Military Games were held in Hyderabad  from October 17,2007 to October 27,2007. Which country won the highest number of medals?

A) China B) Russia
C) India D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Russia

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