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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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In October 2017, RBI fixed the cash loading limit per month to ______ for Prepaid Payment Instruments.

 

A) Rs 10,000 B) Rs 50,000
C) Rs 75,000 D) Rs 1,00,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 50,000

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Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena

A) Reflection B) Refraction
C) Rectilinear propagation D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rectilinear propagation

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Who is known as the ' Saint of the gutters '

A) B.R.Ambedkar B) Mother Teresa
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Baba Amte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mother Teresa

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Generally unemployment in a developing country takes place because of ___________.

 

A) lack of complementary factors of production B) seasonal factors
C) lack of effective demand D) switch over from one job to another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lack of complementary factors of production

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Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly

A) Dr.Rajendra Prasad B) Sachchidananda Sinha
C) B.R. Ambedkar D) H.V.Kamath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sachchidananda Sinha

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River _______ is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'

A) Sone B) Damodar
C) Hooghly D) Kosi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar

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It rises in the hills of the Chhota Nagpur plateau and joins Hooghly after covering 22000 sq km. Its fury has been brought under control by DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation).

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Which of the following awards is Sachin Tendulkar NOT awarded with?

 

A) Bharat Ratna B) Dhyan Chand Award
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dhyan Chand Award

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The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in

A) Town Planning B) Architecture
C) Craftsmanship D) All of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Town Planning

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