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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
  • All India Services:
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How many hearts does an octopus have?

A) 9 B) 5
C) 3 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Which country has dominated the FOBES ASIA Best under a billion list 2017 ?

A) India B) Japan
C) China D) Guyana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence over the Fundamental Right whereever they come into conflict?

A) 40th B) 42nd
C) 44th D) 46th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42nd

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Which of the following countries is trying to get  membership of European Union?

A) Myanmar B) Brazil
C) Croatia D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Croatia

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Where is the Morris Canal Located?

A) New Jeresy B) Michigan
C) California D) Washington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New Jeresy

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It is located in New Jeresy

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Which team did Sachin Tendulkar paly for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket

A) Karnataka B) Delhi
C) Mumbai D) kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mumbai

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Where and when the first session of Indian National Congress was held ?

A) Delhi, 1890 B) Mumbai, 1885
C) Madras, 1887 D) Kolkata, 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai, 1885

Explanation:

The first session of Indian National Congress was held from 28–31 December 1885, in Mumbai and was attended by 72 delegates. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of the Indian National Congress (INC), a voice of Indian opinion to the British government.

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The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A) Gokhale B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
C) Ramanuja D) Rabindranath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyendra Nath Tagore

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