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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It has (being) too dangerous for too many people.

A) to be B) become
C) be  D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) become

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.


When the waters ___________

A) rush back B) recede
C)  flow away D) ebb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) recede

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_____________ is the number of deaths in the population during a given period.

A) Natality B) Mortality
C) Immigration D) Emigration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mortality

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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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Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

A) Robert Clive B) William Bentick
C) Warren Hastings D) Charles Cornawallis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Warren Hastings

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Meibomian glands are located in

A) Eye B) Ear
C) Nose D) Skin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eye

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The tides in the sea are primarily due to

A) the atmospheric effect of the Earth B) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
C) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

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Name the Indian paralympic high jumper who won gold at the Rio Paralympics. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.

A) Devendra Jhajharia B) Mariyappan Thangavelu
C) Narender Ranbir D) Varun Bhati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mariyappan Thangavelu

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