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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
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Who will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony of United Nation Vesak Day celebration to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka between 12 May and 14 May ?

A) Bidhya Devi Bhandari B) Sheikh Hasina
C) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe D) Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Narendra Modi

Explanation:

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the United Nation Vesak Day celebration will be held in Colombo and Kandy from May 12 to 14. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony which will be held at BMICH in Colombo while Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will attend for the closing ceremony which is scheduled to be held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa premises in Kandy.

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Match the following items of column A with column B.

 

 

A) I – 3, II – 1, III – 2   B) I – 2, II – 1, III – 3  
C) I – 2, II – 3, III – 1   D) I – 1, II – 2, III – 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I – 2, II – 1, III – 3  

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Indian-American girl won 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device. What is her name ?

A) Kavita Kumari B) Gitanjali Rao
C) Hetal Rao D) Savita Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gitanjali Rao

Explanation:

Gitanjali Rao, an 11-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl, was named as "America’s top young scientist" for inventing a cost-effective, quick lead-contamination detector in water. The seventh-grade student was inspired by the large-scale lead contamination in water in Flint, Michigan, that came to light recently.

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Q:

The Number of officially recognised languages in india is

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

Explanation:

India has 18 officially recognised languages - Konkani, Manipur and Nepali were added to the official list of 15 in 1992. The other 15 languages are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit , Tamil, Telugu , Urdu and sindhi.

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What is the total population of India according to 2001 Census

A) 1,02,71,01,012 B) 1,02,87,37,436
C) 10,12,52,751 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1,02,87,37,436

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What is the name given to the Indegeneously - developed multi - barrel rocket system?

A) Trishul B) Agni
C) Pinaka D) Arjun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pinaka

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

On a holiday, Priya (prefers reading than going) for shopping.

A) prefers reading rather going B) prefers reading to going
C) preferred reading to go D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) prefers reading to going

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Which Bank has launched a Unified Integrated Application "YONO" (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products?

A) SBI Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) IDBI Bank D) HDFC Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SBI Bank

Explanation:

State Bank of India, the country’s largest public sector bank, has launched a unified integrated app called YONO (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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