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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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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by

A) Frederick William Stevens B) Santiago Calatrava
C) Fazlur Rahman Khan D) Frei Otto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Frederick William Stevens

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Which among the following sponsors Regional Rural Banks (RRB'S)?

A) Reserve Bank of India B) Foreign Banks
C) National Commercial Banks D) Co-Operative Banks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Commercial Banks

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Which one of the following is n ot an objective of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?

A) To achieve convergence ofinvestment in irrigation at the fieldlevel B) To expand cultivable area underirrigation
C) To improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

Explanation:

The major objective of the PMKSY is to achieve

•convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level,

•expand cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani),

•improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water,

•enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop),

•enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal based water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

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The Non Co-operation Movement started in which year?

A) 1900 B) 1920
C) 1940 D) 1935
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1920

Explanation:

Non-cooperation movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to drive the British out of the country.

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Recently, the 2017 Global Hunger Index is published. What is the position of India in this index?

A) 97th B) 98th
C) 100th D) 102nd
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100th

Explanation:

India ranks 100th(last year 97thposition) out of 119 countries on the 2017 Global Hunger Index which is published by International Food Research Institute.India has “serious” hunger problems, and has third highest score in all of Asia.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion

 

A) Oration   B) Reticent  
C) Bashful   D) Taciturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oration  

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Which among them is the largest network in terms of area?

A) MAN B) WAN
C) Intranet D) Internet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Internet

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Who is the director of Indian cinema's highest grossing film Bahubali?

A) SS Rajamouli B) Gautham Vasudev Menon
C) Karan Johar D) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SS Rajamouli

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