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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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Insider trading is related to

A) Trade sector B) Share market
C) Credit market D) Horse racing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Share market

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Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara) ?

A) Dharampala B) Ashoka
C) Kumaragupta D) Harihara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kumaragupta

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When is International Olympic Day observed?

A) 16th August B) 2nd February
C) 18th December D) 23rd June
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23rd June

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Steam Engine was invented by?

A) Simon Stevin B) George Stephenson
C) Gary Starkweather D) Percy Spencer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) George Stephenson

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Classes comprising animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals constitute the category called?

A) Species B) Genus
C) Kingdom D) Phylum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Phylum

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___________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

A) Weathering B) Attrition
C) Erosion D) Abrasion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Erosion

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Lord Cornwallis is known for _____.

A) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal B) attacking the caste system
C) land revenue settlement of United States D) ryotwari settlement of Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal

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Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in descending order as per their population size according to Census 2011.

A) Delhi -Mumbai -Kolkata -Chennai B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai
C) Mumbai -Kolkata -Delhi -Chennai D) Kolkata -Chennai -Mumbai -Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai

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Among the Million Plus UAs/Cities, there are three very large UAs with more than 10 million persons in the country, known as Mega Cities. These are Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). The largest UA in the country is Greater Mumbai UA followed by Delhi UA.

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