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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?

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The prime meridian passes through

A) Paris B) Greenwich
C) New York D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenwich

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The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called as ______.

A) Angle of declination B) Angle of dip
C) Angle of inclination D) Azimuth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Angle of declination

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The East India Company had taken Bombay from?

A) The Dutch B) Charles I
C) Charles II D) The Portuguese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Charles II

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Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

A) the 38th Amendment Act, 1975 B) the 40th Amendment Act, 1976
C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 D) the 44th Amendment Act, 1979
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

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State funding of elections takes place in

A) Germany and Austria B) USA and Canada
C) France and Italy D) Britain and Switzerland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Germany and Austria

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The world smallest country is

A) Canada B) Australia
C) Maldives D) Vatican City
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vatican City

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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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The Sarvodaya Movement was started by

A) Vinoba Bhave B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vinoba Bhave

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The Sarvodaya Movement was started by Vinoba Bhave on 18 April 1951 at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district who was directly influenced by Gandhi. 

 

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The meaning of Sarvodaya is a combination of two words Sarva meaning one and all, and Uday meaning welfare or uplift. Thus it implies Universal uplift or welfare of all as.

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