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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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The first cellular phone service in india was introduced by ________

Answer

The first cellular phone service in india was introduced by Modi Telstra on August 23, 1995 in calcutta under the name Mobile Net. 

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RBI has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations to which of the following date instead of 31 March, 2018?

A) 31 Jan, 2019 B) 31 Dec, 2018
C) 31 Mar, 2019 D) 1 Oct, 2018
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31 Mar, 2019

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Q:

How many periods in National Hockey League?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

National Hockey League game is divide into 3 Periods each of 20 minutes. During the regular season, if the game ends in a tie, a 5 minute, sudden death overtime is played. In the playoffs, the overtime is 20 minutes long.

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Q:

In which sport did an Indian team comprising Kishen Singh, Bijay Singh, Hanut Singh and Sawai Man Singh win the World Cup in France in 1957?

Answer

Polo

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Q:

Where is the Cardamom Hills located?

 

A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Kerala D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kerala

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Renowned Businessmen, Mr. Deepak Parekh is primarily associated in the __________ sector.

A) Telecom B) Aviation
C) Banking D) Insurance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Banking

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Q:

National Statistics day observed every year on

A) 20 October B) 20 July
C) 29 June D) 21 September
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29 June

Explanation:

National Statistics day is celebrated annually 29th June, on the occasion of Birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

It also commemorates the contributions made by PC Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning.

 

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Q:

Which of the following is not a pure substance?

A) Oxygen B) Carbon dioxide
C) Water D) Milk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Milk

Explanation:

Milk is not a pure substance since it has so many constituents that can be separated physically.

Compounds are pure substances formed from elements unlike mixtures.

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