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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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Who is the Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2020?

A) Jensen Huang B) Ajay Banga
C) Elon Musk D) Tim Cook
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Elon Musk

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The CEO of Tesla & SpaceX, Elon Musk tops the list of the Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2020. He achieved this spot for the second time.

 

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Which among the following is NOT a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akamemi's fellowships (Akademi Ratna)-2018?

 

A) Gajendra Chauhan B) Ram Gopal Bajaj
C) Sunil Kothari D) Arvind Parikh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gajendra Chauhan

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

 

A) The world is beautiful if one can see it that way B) To see only beautiful things if one wants to make his life beautiful
C) That which one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another D) For an infatuated person even bad qualities of the beloved appear good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) That which one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another

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In the Modern Periodic Table, a zig-zag line separates

A) metals from halogens B) non-metals from metalloids
C) metals from non-metals D) metals from metalloids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) metals from non-metals

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As per a MoU signed in November 2017, India will provide financial assistance of $ 2.87 million for the public transport system to which Asian country?

 

A) Sri Lanka B) Afghanistan
C) Myanmar D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

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Given in the options are sets of particular characteristics of elements and how they vary across the period and down the group in the following format:

 

Characteristic of an element  -  Across the period  -  Down the group

 

 

A) Electropositive Character/metallic character - Increase - Decrease B) Electropositive Character/metallic character - Increase - Increase
C) Electropositive Character/metallic character - Decrease - Increase D) Electropositive Character/metallic character - Decrease - Decrease
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Electropositive Character/metallic character - Decrease - Increase

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The United Nations (UN)'s World Television Day is observed across the globe on which day?

A) November 19 B) November 20
C) November 18 D) November 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) November 21

Explanation:

The United Nations (UN)'s World Television Day is observed across the globe on November 21 to recognize the increasing impacts of television on decision making and to focus on the issues like economic and social issues.

 

 

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Who is the Defence Minister of India as of February 2018?

A) Nirmala Sitharaman B) Maneka Gandhi
C) Sushma Swaraj D) Uma Bharti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nirmala Sitharaman

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