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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
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Paul Allen, who died in October 2018, was the co-founder of

A) Oracle B) IBM
C) Microsoft D) SAP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Microsoft

Explanation:

Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 –October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, investor, software engineer, humanitarian, and philanthropist. Alongside Bill Gates, Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution and later became the world's largest PC software company

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In which one of the following States, Patratu Thermal Power Plant is proposed to be set up?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Jharkhand D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jharkhand

Explanation:

Patratu Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located near Patratu town in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is operated by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board. It has an installed capacity of 840 MW. The generating units of the power plant are very old and are operating at around 10% PLF, generating about 110 MW per day.

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Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Aligarh?

A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
C) Hakim Ajmal Khan D) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hakim Ajmal Khan

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Artifice

 

A) Truthfulness   B) Trick  
C) Skill   D) Scheme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Truthfulness  

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The car (1)/ usually stands (2)/ besides the tree. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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Which Indian state has the most number of airports?

A) West Bengal B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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One of the largest salt deserts in the world, the 'Ram of Kutch' is primarily located in which state of India?

 

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Telangana D) Assam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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Which is the form of energy that does NOT occur while riding a bicycle?

A) Heat energy B) Kinetic energy
C) Chemical energy D) Mechanical energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemical energy

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