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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
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?

A) Qutb­ud­din Aibak B) Balban
C) Iltutmish D) Nasiruddin Muhammad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Qutb­ud­din Aibak

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Slow-growing large coloured patches on the bark of trees are the examples of symbiotic life forms called ______.

 

A) Aphids B) Egrets
C) Shrimps D) Lichens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lichens

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The visitor enquired, “When is the next train?”

 

 

A) The visitor enquired about the next train.   B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  
C) The visitor asked when is the next train.   D) The visitor was interested in the next train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  

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Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the king of England, when he got married to the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?

 

A) Daman B) Cochin
C) Goa D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mumbai

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Which of the following plant tissues is capable of cell division?

A) Parenchyma B) Sclerenchyma
C) Meristem D) Xylem
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Meristem

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__ was a Chinese Buddhist monk, who studied Buddhist Scriptures at Nalanda and is famous for his 17 year long trip to India between AD 627 to 643.

A) Megasthenes B) Hiuen Tsang
C) Fa-hien D) Al Beruni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hiuen Tsang

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The speed of the light is maximum in

A) Air B) Vacuum
C) Water D) Glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vacuum

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How many bones does a new born human baby have?

A) 350 B) 206
C) 211 D) 411
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 350

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