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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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Which of the folowing substances related to Dandi March Protestant ?

A) Sugar B) Pepper
C) Salt D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Salt

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Which of the following governor generals used to call himself as Bengal Tiger?

 

A) Lord Clive B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Cornwallis D) Lord Wellesley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord Wellesley

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What was the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2017 ?

A) A Step Towards Digital World B) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust
C) A smart Digital Consumers D) A Tradition of Trust With Consumers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust

Explanation:

World Consumer Rights Day is being observed today (15 March 2017) which is an awareness day and theme for this year is 'Building a Digital World Consumers can trust'.

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Who of the following is not a recepient of 2011 Nobel Peace prize

A) Hu Jintao B) Leymah Gbowee
C) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf D) Tawakkol Karman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hu Jintao

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Which of the following decade is celebrated as United Nations Decade for Women

A) 1997-2006 B) 2001-2010
C) 1976-1985 D) 2003-2012
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1976-1985

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Q:

Foam brightens like the dogwood now is an example of

A) a metaphor B) consonance
C) a simile D) alliteration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a simile

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.

 

Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.

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Which of the following is NOT a social development scheme launched by the Government of India

A) Indira Awas Yojana B) Kutir Jyoti
C) LookEast Policy D) Operation Black Board
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) LookEast Policy

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2017, Dani Pedrosa raced in MotoGP for Yamaha.

 

B) Alexander Zverev won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles.

 

C) Viktor Axelsen won the Badminton 2017 BWF Super Series Finals Men's Singles.

 

A) Only B B) Only C
C) Both A and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only C

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