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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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Tribes belonging to which one of the following groups earn their livelihood through food - gathering and hunting?

A) Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo B) Masai, Kirghiz, and Boro
C) Pigmy, Eskimo and Kirghiz D) Boro, Bushman, and Masai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo

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Which of these places lies nearest to the Equator?

A) Singapore B) Lagos
C) Colombo D) Jakarta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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Which of the following national parks of India is also a UNESCO world heritage site ?

A) Keoladeo national park B) Jim Corbett national park
C) Namdapha national park D) Keibul Lamjao national park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Keoladeo national park

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New coach of Team India from July 2017 ?

A) Virender Sehwag B) Rahul Dravid
C) Saurav Ganguly D) Ravi Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ravi Shastri

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Former cricketer Ravi Shastri has been named the New coach of Team India on a Two year contract.

This will be Shastri's second stint with the team, after being the director from 2014 - 2016.

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Which is the closest star to Earth

A) Sirius B) Sun
C) Rigel D) Deneb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sun

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Q:

Inhabit most nearly means

A) Vacate B) Move
C) Reside D) Leave
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reside

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Inhabit means a place or environment to live in for a person or animal or a group.

 

Vacate, move and reside means to leave a place and are opposite to live. Reside is the only word most nearly means as inhabit.

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Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's largest fuel retailer, has started selling the convenient 5-kg cooking gas(LPG) cylinder at kirana stores and supermarkets. The sale of these cylinders has not been launched in which of the following cities?

A) Bangalore B) Chennai
C) Gorakhpur D) Pune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pune

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As decided by UNESCO the 'International Literacy Day' is observed on which of the following day every year?

A) 8th September B) 18th September
C) 8th March D) 18th March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8th September

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