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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 had estimate National Income in India first

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) R.C. Dutt
C) V.K.R.V.Rao D) D.R.Gadgil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji

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Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct?

A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population

B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State

C. Chhattisgarh : Second largest tribal population after Madhya Pradesh

D. Arunachal Pradesh : Second highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State after Mizoram

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 D) 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population

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On what basis Greek thinker Aristotle classified the animals for the first time?

 

A) Habitat B) Size
C) Locomotion D) Food
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Habitat

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The driest part in india is in 

A) Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan) B) Bhatinda (Punjab)
C) Darbhanga (Bihar) D) Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)

Explanation:

Jaisalmer receives less than 12 km of rain because of its distance from Bay of Bengal, monsoon winds and its location in the sub - tropical high pressure belt.

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Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from the office by 

 

A) Both houses of Parliament  B) Union council of Ministers 
C) President of India  D) Chief Justice of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both houses of Parliament 

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'The Federal System with strong centre' has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from

A) USA B) Canada
C) UK D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Canada

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In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of

A) Sodium B) Potassium
C) Barium D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Barium

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Which of the following is not a good polling technique?

 

A) using a large sample B) asking clear questions
C) using a random sample D) using a push poll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) using a push poll

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