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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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Which of the following ministry has turned down the proposal to rename West Bengal to ‘Bangla’ ?

A) Ministry of Home Affairs B) Ministry of Law and Justice
C) Ministry of Culture D) Ministry of External Affairs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of External Affairs

Explanation:

Foreign Affairs Ministry has turned down the proposal to rename West Bengal to ‘Bangla’, citing diplomatic confusion over similarities with the neighbouring country Bangladesh, according to reports. The West Bengal Assembly had passed a resolution last year stating that the name of the state would be changed to ‘Bangla’ in Bengali, ‘Bengal’ in English and ‘Bangal’ in Hindi.

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Thomas cup is associated with which game?

A) Football B) Cricket
C) Badminton D) Chess
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Badminton

Explanation:

Thomas cup is associated with Badminton. It is a competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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Where is the National Institute of Jute and Allied Fibre Technology located ?

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh
C) West Bengal D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

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The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principle of  State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish:

A) Political democracy B) Social democracy
C) Gandhian democracy D) Social and economic democracy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Social and economic democracy

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Who among the following devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads?

A) Mc Adam B) Jimi Adams
C) George Stephenson D) Graham Brothers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mc Adam

Explanation:

Mc Adam devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads. which is also called macad-amized' roads named after him

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Q:

Hard copy of a document is

A) Printed on printer B) Stored in floppy
C) Store in CD D) Store in hard disk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Printed on printer

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Indian Standard Maridian passes through the states of UP,MP

A) AP and Karnataka B) Karnataka and Tamilnadu
C) AP and Tamilnadu D) Orissa and AP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orissa and AP

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Which state gives Mewar award?

A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajasthan

Explanation:

The Maharana Mewar Award is a Rajasthan State Award.

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This award has been instituted to honour work of permanent value to those who consider it their duty, like the Diwan of Shri Eklingji still do, to benefit society through services in the field of education, literature, social services, philanthropy and character building activities.

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