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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
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India's longest cable-bridge inaugurated by PM Modi in which state ?

A) Assam B) Telangana
C) Gujarat D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat

Explanation:

PM Modi Inaugurated India's Longest Cable Bridge in Gujarat, a four-lane bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch. The bridge is 1344 metres long and 22.8 metres wide. It is built by Larsen and Turbo as a part of the Rs. 379 crore project of the National Highway Authority of India.

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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the biggest river festival of India in 2017, Namami Brahmaputra, in which of the following states ?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Assam
C) Orissa D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Assam

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One of the ingredients of the paste on the side of a match box is 

A) Phosphorus pentaoxide B) Phosphorus trichloride
C) Phosphorus trisulphide D) Phosphorus trioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phosphorus trisulphide

Explanation:

The paste applied to the side of a match box is a mixture of phosphorus trisulphide, glass powder (or sand) to cause friction and glue (binding material)

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Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of

A) Carotene B) Cyanocobalamine
C) Thiamine D) Calciferol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Calciferol

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India's International bank is the tag line of which bank ?

A) ICICI Bank B) SBI
C) Canara Bank D) Bank of Baroda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bank of Baroda

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book " Development as Freedom" ?

A) M.S. Swaminathan B) C. Rangarajan
C) Y.V. Reddy D) Amartya Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amartya Sen

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The Governament of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers as ' national River '

A) Ganga B) Yamuna
C) Kaveri D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ganga

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The earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ?

A) It would not make any difference B) Difference between seasons will be reduced
C) The earth would become very hot D) The earth would become very cold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Difference between seasons will be reduced

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