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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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...................was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry book Khara Zaran

A) Mr. Chinu Modi B) Robin Sharma
C) Gunvant Shah D) Narendra kohli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mr. Chinu Modi

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Which river has no mention in Rigaveda

A) Sindhu B) Saraswati
C) Yamuna D) Periyar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Periyar

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The first attempt made to enumerate the population of India was done in which year ?

A) 1884 B) 1896
C) 1921 D) 1872
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1872

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With reference to the first battle of freedom in 1857, who was related to Jhansi ?

A) Chandra Shekhar Azad B) Rani Lakshmi Bai
C) Mangal Pandey D) Bhagat Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rani Lakshmi Bai

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'Pencillin' which is used as an antibiotic is obtained from 

A) Bacteria B) Fungi
C) Algae D) Lichens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fungi

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How many Nephrons are in each kidney?

A) 10,000 B) 1,00,000
C) 1,000,000 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,000,000

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There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each human kidney.

Nephron, functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.

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The bank which has launched new scheme 'Shubh Aarambh Home Loan' was ?

A) SBI B) Central Bank of India
C) Syndicate Bank D) Axis Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Axis Bank

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What is the theme of 2017 World Environment Day (WED)  ?

A) Connecting People to Nature B) Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level
C) Think.Eat.Save D) Green Economy: Does it include you?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Connecting People to Nature

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The World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise awareness about forests and wider issues of environmental protection. The 2017 theme is ‘Connecting People to Nature’. It implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we share. The host country for the WED 2017 is Canada, where the official celebrations take place.

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