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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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In which Olympics India has won the most number of medals?

A) Rio Olympics 2016 B) Beijing Olympics 2008
C) London Olympics 2012 D) Athens Olympics 2004
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) London Olympics 2012

Explanation:

Upto now, India has won 28 medals in Olympics from 1896 - 2016. In that

 

Rio Olympics 2016  - 02

Beijing Olympics 2008 - 03

London Olympics 2012 - 06

Athens Olympics 2004 - 01

 

Hence, India has won most number of medals in 2012 Rio Olympics.

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After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the chola kingdom at the begining of the 13th century, the new kingdom which arose in South India were

A) Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal B) Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Madurai
C) Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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Q:

The book ' Around the World in Eighty Days ' was written by

A) Charles Dickens B) H.M.Munro
C) Jules Verne D) Sir Richard Burton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jules Verne

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Which one of the following states of India records the highest sex ratio

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

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Magnetic field lines about a current-carrying wire

A) circle the wire in closed loops B) extend radially from the wire
C) both of these D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) circle the wire in closed loops

Explanation:

Electric current produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field can be visualized as a pattern of circular field lines surrounding a wire.

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Who was called the ' Flying Sikh '

A) Ajmer Singh B) Makhan Singh
C) Shamsher Singh D) Milkhan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Milkhan Singh

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Water is more dense than cooking oil.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Yes, the given statement that water is more dense than cooking oil is TRUE as water more denser than oil it is sinked when it is poured in oil.

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Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

A) Movies B) Literature
C) Science D) Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Literature

Explanation:

Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.

"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".

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