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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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Who is considered the promoter of Bhakti Movement in Bengal?

A) Chaitanya B) Ramanand
C) Namdev D) Ramanuj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chaitanya

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

People ask me why I decide to start a new magazine.

A) will decide B) am deciding
C) have decided D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have decided

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"Dulari Kanya", a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which Indian State?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arunachal Pradesh

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The ‘water frame’ of Richard Arkwright was a device for

A) producing a new type of painting B) irrigating fields for rice cultivation
C) producing strong threads of yarn D) the faster movement of steamships
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) producing strong threads of yarn

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In 1769 Arkwright patented the invention that made him rich, and his country an economic powerhouse: The spinning frame. The spinning frame was a device that could produce stronger threads for yarns.

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On which river is Washington DC situated?

A) Potomac B) Irrawaddy
C) Mississippi D) Hudson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potomac

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Washington DC is the capital of United States located along Potomac river on the country’s East Coast.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The warning bells __________several times before anyone realized the danger.

A) were ringing B) had rung
C) had rang D) would have rung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had rung

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In November 2017, RBI simplified ‘FEMA’ by putting all amendments under one notification. What does ‘E’ stand for in ‘FEMA’?

A) Enterprise B) Exchange
C) Evaluate D) Estate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Exchange

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The Internet of Things refers to

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The Internet of Things refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity, and the communication that occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.

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