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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.


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Which union minister has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” for scientific healthy living ?

A) Narendra Modi B) Arun Jaitley
C) M. Venkaiah Naidu D) Harsh Vardhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Harsh Vardhan

Explanation:

The Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” in New Delhi to connect people through Yoga for scientific healthy living. The mobile app has been developed by Department of Science & Technology on the occasion of International Yoga Day (IYD) 2017. The aim of the app is to popularize Yoga and encourage people to practice yoga for a scientifically healthy living.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT

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Which is Highest Gallantry Award in India ?

Answer



Paramveer Chakra


 

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The famous ' Ring of fire ' which account for 68% of an earthquakes occuring in the earth is in the

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

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Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?

A) C. Narayana reddy B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana
C) Ravuri Bharadwaja D) Srirangam Srinivasarao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana

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From whom did Vijayalaya Chola capture tanjore?

A) Pallavas B) Pandyas
C) Mughals D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pandyas

Explanation:

Vijayalaya Chola captured tanjore from Pandyas

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Q:

Lightning heats the surrounding air to

A) 300 deg Cent B) 3000 deg Cent
C) 30000 deg Cent D) 300000 deg Cent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30000 deg Cent

Explanation:

Lightning is extremely hot — a flash can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the sun’s surface. This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash.

Lightning heats the surrounding air to about 30,000 degrees Centigrades.

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Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as 'Captain Grumpy' What was his other nickname

A) Abe B) Captain Junior
C) AB D) Groucho
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) AB

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Teotihuacan Pyramids is located in which country?

A) Agentina B) Peru
C) Mexico D) Laos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mexico

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