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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 prepares the topographical maps of India?

A) Defence Ministry B) Geological Survey of India
C) Survey of India D) Geographical Survey of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Survey of India

Explanation:

Survey of India publishes maps and the unrestricted category maps can be obtained at very affordable prices from its several Geospatial data centers. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps. Only an Indian citizen may purchase topographic maps and these may not be exported from India for any reason.

 

The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying, set up in 1767. Its members are from Survey of India Service cadre of Civil Services of India. It is headed by the Surveyor General of India.

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The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in

A) Rajasthan B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajasthan

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Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering ?

A) Hydration B) Exfoliation
C) Carbonation D) Crystallization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Crystallization

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The fundamental rights of Indian citizens can be suspended by the

A) Supreme Court of India B) Union Parliament
C) President of India D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) President of India

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Who wrote the social contract?

A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau B) Immanuel Kant
C) John Locke D) Voltaire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Explanation:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), in his influential 1762 treatise The Social Contract, outlined a different version of social contract theory, as the foundations of political rights based on unlimited popular sovereignty.

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Which element has similar properties to Beryllium?

A) Manganese B) Calcium
C) Both A & B D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Calcium

Explanation:

The elements in the same column will have similar properties. Beryllium is the group II element. Group II elements are magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium. Hence, these show the similar prperties.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over a Dornier 228 light-weight aircraft to DRDO. What is the name of this aircraft?

A) Vayurathna B) Maharathna
C) Nabhrathna D) Aakashrathna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nabhrathna

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The religious text of the Jews is named as

A) The Analectus B) Torah
C) Tripatika D) Zend Avesta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Torah

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