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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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Who coined the term ‘protoplasm’ for the fluid substance of the cell?

 

A) Robert Hooke B) Robert Brown
C) J.E Purkinje D) M. Schleiden
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.E Purkinje

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Which of the following statements is true?

The velocity of sound is :

 

A) less in summer than in winter B) same in winter and summer
C) independent of seasons D) more in summer than in winter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) more in summer than in winter

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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.

Statement II :After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and become a Buddhist.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation:
Edict 13 on the Edicts of Ashoka Rock Inscriptions reflect the great remorse the king felt after observing the destruction of Kalinga: The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism.
 
He ended the military expansion of the empire. The Kalinga war became his first and last war. He made some significant changes in the state policy of Magadh.
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‘Sea Vigil-21’ is a Defence Exercise undertaken by which country?

 

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

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

Suppose  if you  are  selected,  will  you  give us a treat?

A) Supposing if  B) If suppose
C) If D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If

Explanation:

‘Suppose’ and ‘if’ both are used to guess, or think, or imagine something and both means the same thing. So, using them together is superfluous. So, ‘if’will be used. 

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India was declared free from which infective eye disorder on 9 December, 2017?

 

A) Blepharitis B) Chalazia
C) Pinkeye D) Trachoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Trachoma

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Which payment major announced that it would add cryptocurrency to its network?

 

A) Mastercard B) Paypal
C) Maestro D) VISA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mastercard

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The first edition of National Youth Parliament Festival was held in which year?

 

A) 2016 B) 2019
C) 2015 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2019

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