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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
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Q:

Suez Canal was completed in the year

A) 1859 B) 1869
C) 1871 D) 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1869

Explanation:

Of the two international ship canals, the Suez is more important than the Panama. Constructed over a period of 10 years according to a plan of the French Engineer  Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Suez Canal was opened as early as 1869.

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Filed Under: World Geography

0 1897
Q:

Who is the author of the book ' The Last Word'

Answer

Hanif Qureishi

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Subject: Books and Authors

2 1897
Q:

Secondhand smoke is more dangerous in enclosed spaces.

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

Explanation:

Secondhand smoke is very dangerous and creates serious health risks to you and your family members. 

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Subject: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 1896
Q:

The World's largest reserves of petroleum are located in

A) The USA B) Russia
C) Saudi Arabia D) Kuwait
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saudi Arabia

Explanation:

Nearly 15% of the petroleum reserves are found in Soudi Arabia

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Filed Under: World Geography

0 1896
Q:

In which of the following countries fascism was originated?

 

A) Italy   B) Japan
C) France D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Italy  

Explanation:
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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1895
Q:

When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tends to lean forward because of

A) Gravitational force B) Inertia of motion
C) Law of conservation of mass D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Inertia of motion

Explanation:

When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tends to lean forward because of Inertia of motion.

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

4 1895
Q:

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Filed Under: World History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 1895
Q:

National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at

A) Lucknow B) Dehradun
C) Kanpur D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dehradun

Explanation:

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National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

2 1894