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:

A gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra?

A) Prostate B) Vas deferens
C) Seminal vesicle D) Bulbourethral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prostate

Explanation:

The prostate gland is a walnut-sized structure that is located below the urinary bladder in front of the rectum. The prostate gland contributes additional fluid to the ejaculate. Prostate fluids also help to nourish the sperm. The urethra, which carries the ejaculate to be expelled during orgasm, runs through the center of the prostate gland.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Biology
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 3480
Q:

Which option is an example of expository writing?

A) A novel about a young girl caught up in the Civil War B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War
C) A poem written about the soldiers who fought in the Civil War D) A movie review of a dramatic film about the Civil War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

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

0 3479
Q:

A place where bees are kept

A) Sanctuary B) Hive
C) Mile D) Apiary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Apiary

Explanation:

A place where bees are kept is called as an apiary.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

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

1 3478
Q:

A goal of the defense plant corporation was

A) to oversee wartime production. B) to give money to businesses to fund war production.
C) to coordinate wartime business and labor. D) to prepare the US for war.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to give money to businesses to fund war production.

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Politics
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 3478
Q:

Cholesterol belongs to which class of molecules?

A) Lipids B) Carbohydrates
C) Nucleic acids D) Proteins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lipids

Explanation:

Cholesterol belongs to lipids class of molecules. Lipids are sometimes called as fats which act as storing energy and structural components of cell membranes.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Biology
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

5 3477
Q:

Wind and solar energy are examples of

A) Non renewable B) Renewable
C) Unsustainable D) Limited
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Renewable

Explanation:

Many types of renewable energy resources such as wind and solar energy are constantly replenished and will never run out.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

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

1 3477
Q:

RBI has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations to which of the following date instead of 31 March, 2018?

A) 31 Jan, 2019 B) 31 Dec, 2018
C) 31 Mar, 2019 D) 1 Oct, 2018
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31 Mar, 2019

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness

0 3477
Q:

Who amongst the following won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the Government

A) Shimon peres B) Henry Kissinger
C) Sir Winston Churchill D) James earl carter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir Winston Churchill

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Honours and Awards

1 3475