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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
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Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana

A) Dhar Commission B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Commission

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 A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated by

A) Fractional distillation B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography D) Any of them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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Which was the 1st non test playing country to beat India in an international match

A) Canada B) Sri Lanka
C) Zimbabwe D) East Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sri Lanka

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Who among the following has been awarded the Arjuna award 2017 for his contribution to hockey?

 

A) S.V. Sunil B) P.A. Rafel
C) Sardar Singh D) Vikram Negi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S.V. Sunil

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) Valentino Rossi won the Motorcycle race 2017 Dutch TT MotoGP.

B) Germany hosted the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships.

C) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Surjeet Singh played for Bengal Warriors.

 

A) Only C B) Both A and C
C) A, B and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A, B and C

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1 Joule is Equal to

A) 10^3 ergs B) 10^6 ergs
C) 10^7 ergs D) 10^5 ergs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10^7 ergs

Explanation:

1 Joule = 107 ergs = 0.000239 Kilo Calories.

      • Joule is the Unit of Energy.

Joule is equal to Energy transferred to an object when a force of One Newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a distance of one metre.(1 N-m)

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Rangaswamy Cup is associated with

A) Football B) Badminton
C) Cricket D) Hockey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hockey

Explanation:

Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey. Introduced in 1928, the Rangaswami Cup, was originally known as Inter-Provincial Tournament meant to pick up players for the national team for the Olympics.

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After some years, The Hindu Group in 1951 presented the Rangaswami Cup that was named after one of its editors and since then the tournament is known as the Rangaswami Cup.

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2017, Dani Pedrosa raced in MotoGP for Yamaha.

B) United Arab Emirates hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships.

C) Johanna Konta won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles.

 

 

A) Only B B) Only C
C) Both A and C D) A, B and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only C

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