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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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Who amongst  the following authors was in 2007 conferred the knighthood by the British government?

A) Salman Rushdie B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Khushwant Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Salman Rushdie

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Mohini Attam dance form  developed originally in which of the following states?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala
C) Orissa D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kerala

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In which year Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany ?

A) 1932 B) 1933
C) 1944 D) 1945
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1933

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Where is the 'Pearl Harbour' located ?

A) Atlantic ocean B) Pacific ocean
C) Indian ocean D) Southern ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pacific ocean

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Pearl Harbour is an American Naval base in Hawaii

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Q:

Sukhna Lake is in which city?

A) Jaipur B) Chandigarh
C) Hyderabad D) Pune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chandigarh

Explanation:

Sukhna Lake is in Chandigarh, India.

 

It is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas. It covers an area of 3 km². This rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills.

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Govt of India recently decided to import wheat at a lower rate of Custom duty. The effective rate of the duty would be

A) 15% B) 12%
C) 10% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5%

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Which of the following is NOT a source of tax revenue collected by the Govt of India?

A) Custom Duty B) Excise Duty
C) Income Tax D) Dividends & Profits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dividends & Profits

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Which of the following sports is relatively safe?

A) Free diving B) Sky diving
C) Cave diving D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sky diving

Explanation:

From the above given options, sky diving is safe compared to other two games which needs with hold of breath under water and in the caves.

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