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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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"National Youth Day" is celebrated on which day ?

A) January 15 B) January 14
C) January 17 D) January 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) January 12

Explanation:

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.

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Nature of unemployment in agriculture in India is

A) Seasonal B) Disguised
C) both ' a ' and ' b ' D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both ' a ' and ' b '

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Q:

Sagem, which has launched mobile phones in India, is a company from?

A) China B) Korea
C) France D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) France

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In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?

A) Car Nicobar Island B) Nancowry Island
C) Barren Island D) Maya Bunder Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Barren Island

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Who is the primary Author of HTML?

A) Sabeer Bhatiya B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Brendan Eich D) Google Inc.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation:

The primary Author of HTML is Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist and academic, with the assistance of his colleagues at CERN, an international scientific organization based in Geneva, he did this. Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN.

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Q:

The headquarters of the coffee board of India is

A) Bangalore B) Mysore
C) Chennai D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangalore

Explanation:

The Coffee Board of India is an organisation managed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the government of India to promote coffee production in India. The headquarters of the coffee board of India is located in Bangalore, Karnataka.

 

The Coffee Board of India was established by an act of Parliament in 1942.

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Q:

Agha khan cup is associated with

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

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Q:

Pageant is most similar in meaning to

A) Show B) Gallant
C) Beauty D) Sovereign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Show

Explanation:

Pageant is most similar in meaning to Show.

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