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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 administers the oath of the President of India?

A) Governor General of India B) Chief Justice of India
C) Prime Minister of India D) Vice President of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chief Justice of India

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

Explanation:

Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by

A)  oxides of nitrogen and sulphur B)  oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous
C) oxides of carbon and nitrogen D)  oxides of nitrogen and methane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) oxides of carbon and nitrogen

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What is the accepted average Calorie requirement for rural area in India?

A) 2100 B) 2200
C) 2300 D) 2400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2400

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Which of the following became first Indigenously developed vaccine from India to be pre-qualified by World Health Organisation?

A) Rotavac B) Hemophile
C) Pentavac D) Pneumococca
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rotavac

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Q:

The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is

A) Line sloping upwards B) Horizontal line
C) Line sloping downwards D) Vertical line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Horizontal line

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The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is a horizontal straight line equal to the equilibrium price of the entire market because a perfectly competitive firm can sell all units brought to market at the same price.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Orcheistra   B) Orchestra  
C) Ourchestra   D) Orkastra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Orchestra  

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Which river originates from Amarkantak?

A) Betwa B) Chambal
C) Sone D) Narmada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Narmada

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