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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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The outermost layer of Earth is called _______.

A) Sphere B) Crust
C) Mantle D) Core
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Crust

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Who discovered Sodium?

A) Humphry Davy B) William Henry Fox
C) J.J.Thomson D) Karl Benz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Humphry Davy

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Akash said, "Mahesh has gone home."

A) Akash said that Mahesh has gone home. B) Akash said then Mahesh had gone home.
C) Akash said then Mahesh has gone home. D) Akash said that Mahesh had gone home.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Akash said that Mahesh had gone home.

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Under which Article is the Union Public Service Commission of India established?

A) Article 315 B) Article 250
C) Article 300 D) Article 52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Article 315

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Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is correct in relation to the GST Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha in August 2016?

A) It  will  replace  all  central  taxes,  duties, etc, only by a single tax. B) It will subsume central as well as State taxes, duties, etc.
C) GST  will  be  levied  on  alcoholic liquor for  human  consumption  at  a  uniform rate of 25 percent. D) Petroleum   and   petroleum   products shall  not  be  subject  to  the  levy  of GST.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It will subsume central as well as State taxes, duties, etc.

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Goods and Services Tax (GST)  will replace  all  central  as well as  state taxes  by  a  single  tax.  GST  will subsume  various  Central  indirect taxes,  including  the  Central  excise duty,Countervailing  duty,  Service tax,  etc.  It  also  subsumes  State Value Added Tax(VAT), Octroi and entry    tax,    Luxury    tax,    etc. Petroleum  products  like  kerosene, naphtha  and  LPG  will  be  under GST,  while  five  items,  including crude oil, natural gas, aviation fuel, diesel    and    petrol    have    been excluded.    Alcohol    for    human consumption will be out of GS

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India's population growth is characterized by

A)  An increase in rate of death B)  An increase in the ratio of females
C) An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate D)  Increasing number of old people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate

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Find the incorrect statement in regard to food?

A) It is an inorganic substance B) It undergoes chemical reactions
C) It is an organic substance D) It provides energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is an inorganic substance

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Pakistani film industry is known as ___.

A) Pollywood B) Lollywood
C) Kollywood D) Mollywood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lollywood

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