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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
  • All India Services:
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Sodimejo, the world's ‘oldest man' died at the age of 146. Which country was he from?

A) India B) Pakistan
C) Indonesia D) Croatia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Croatia

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A drug or other substance that produces sleep

A) Soporific B) Depressant
C) Narcotic D) Antiseptic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Soporific

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Which one of the following is commonly used for pulp bleaching in the paper industry?

A) Mild sulphuric acid B) Glucose isomerase
C) peroxide D) Iodine and water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) peroxide

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From May 2017, the Real Estate Act has come into effect. The act mandates depositing how much of the funds collected from buyers?

A) 50% B) 40%
C) 70% D) 80%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70%

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Which one of the following statements with regard to volcanoes is not correct?

A) Stratovolcanoes produce lava flows that initially follow valleys but are highly resistant to erosion. B) The surrounding areas can remain highlands, lava ridges or mesas.
C) Hawaiian shield volcanoes are eroded by steams that form deeply carved valleys with steeply sloping heads. D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.

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Stratovolcano,    also    known    as acomposite  volcano,  is  aconical volcanobuilt  up  by  many  layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash. Because it is stratified, therefore  it  will  definitely  form  a volcano cone.

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'My Story' is an autobiography of which famous cricketer?

A) Kumar Sangakara B) Brendon Mccullum
C) Kevin Peterson D) Michael Clarke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Michael Clarke

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.


Jasbir has the ____________ of a movie star.

A) jinx B) charisma
C) flash D) mysticism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) charisma

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Which of the following uses the spawn mechanism to duplicate itself ?

A) Trojan horse B) Worm
C) Keystroke logger D) Logic bomb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Worm

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