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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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Who Built The Suez Canal?

A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Ferdinand de Lesseps
C) Robert Mills D) James Hoban
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ferdinand de Lesseps

Explanation:

The Suez Canal in Egypt, is a 101 mile long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It was built in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps.

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Q:

Alcohol is a stimulant. true or false

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

Explanation:

Alcohol is a drug.

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Q:

Which is the longest National Highway in India?

A) NH - 47 B) NH - 4
C) NH - 7 D) NH - 44
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) NH - 44

Explanation:

NH - 44 covering Srinagar to Kanyakumari is the longest National Highway in India by the NHDP. It covers a distance of 3,745 Kms. It was previously known as NH - 7.

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Q:

Air is said to be saturated when

A) its pressure is minimum B) it contains the maximum content of water vapour
C) its thickness is maximum D) it blows over the barren land
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it contains the maximum content of water vapour

Explanation:

Air is said to be saturated when it contains the maximum content of water vapour.

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Q:

Most highly intelligent mammals are

A) Elephants B) Kangaroos
C) Whales D) Dolphins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dolphins

Explanation:

Dolphins are the most highly intelligent mammals.

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What event resulted in the creation of NASA?

Answer

It has been said that the creation of NASA was due to the space exploration race between the US and the Soviet Union. One of the drives to the creation of NASA is the launching of Sputnik on October 4, 1957.


 


Since then, further explorations have been made by the agency.

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What two scientists established the structure of dna?

A) Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins B) James Watson and Francis Crick
C) Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick D) James Watson and Maurice Wilkins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) James Watson and Francis Crick

Explanation:

In the early 1950s two scientists, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, studied DNA using x-rays. Franklin produced an x-ray photograph that allowed two other researchers, James Watson and Francis Crick to work out the 3D structure of DNA. The structure of DNA was found to be a double helix.

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The Book " The Man who knew Infinity" by Robert Kanigel and extensively reviewed in indian newspapers is the biography of

A) Vikram Sarabhai B) Sir Homi J Bhabha
C) Sir CV Raman D) Srinivasa Ramanujan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Srinivasa Ramanujan

Explanation:
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