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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 is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?

A) Aurobindo Ghosh B) K P S Gill
C) Nirad Chaudhuri D) V S Naipaul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V S Naipaul

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Chronic drought and food insecurity plague Sahel, which is already one of the poorest in the world moreover the climate and geography of the region _______ regional communities to relative isolation.

a) Alleviates

b) Relegates

c) Downgrades

d) Transgresses

A) a-b B) b-c
C) b-d D) c-d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b-c

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The sentence talks about “drought and food security” which has pestered the region and in addition to that the climate and geography has worsened the matter and forced them to come to isolation. “Relegate and downgrade” are the two words which means to move down to a lower position arethe most suitable word to be filled in the blank. “alleviates” which means to make less severe, will not complete the sentence sensibly. “Transgress” which means “to misbehave or to break the law” which does not fit in the context whatsoever.

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To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least

A) 0.2 second B) 1 second
C) 0.1 second D) 2 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.1 second

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Stainless steel was invented by

A) William Howard Livens B) Joseph Aspdin
C) Harry Brearley D) James Dyson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harry Brearley

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Heavy water is mostly used in which of the following?

A) In fire extinguisher B) In nuclear reactors
C) In washing cloth D) In both Nuclear reactors and Fire extinguisher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In nuclear reactors

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Buyer’s market denotes the place where ___________.

A) the demand exceed the supply B) the supply exceed the demand
C) commodities are available at competitive rates D) the demand and supply are well balanced
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the demand exceed the supply

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_______________ is located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan.

A) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary B) Sariska National Park
C) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary D) Dudhwa National Park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sariska National Park

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Azim Premji is

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Padma Vibhushan

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