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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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Buddha was born in _________.

 

A) Vaishali B) Lumbini
C) Kapilavastu D) Patliputra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lumbini

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_____are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity

A) Phishing trips B) Computer viruses
C) Phishing scams D) Spyware scams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phishing scams

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Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named

A) Fermi B) Angstrom
C) Newton D) Tesla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fermi

Explanation:

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit called "Fermi" which is a unit of length equal to 10−15 metre (one femtometre), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton.

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Q:

Patanjali is well known for the compilation of

A) Yoga Sutra B) Panchatantra
C) Brahma Sutra D) Ayurveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yoga Sutra

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

 

18 volts = ___ x 3 ohms

 

A) 6 amperes B) 6 watts
C) 6 milliamperes D) 6 joules
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6 amperes

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Q:

In the 'Index of Eight core Industries'

which one of the following is given the highest weight?

A) Coal Produciton B) Electricity Generation
C) Fertilizer Production D) Steel Production
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electricity Generation

Explanation:

The Eight Core Industries comprise nearly 38 % of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  Electricity generation (weight: 10.32%)

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Who first imposed Jizya Tax in India?

A) Allaudin khilji B) Aurangzeb
C) Mohammad Bin Qasim D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Explanation:

In India, Islamic rulers Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jizya on non-Muslims first time which was called kharaj-o-jizya. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb in the 17th century.

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) Rafael Nadal won the Tennis 2017 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles.


B) Aryan Tari won the 2017 World Junior Chess Championship.


C) Viktor Axelsen won the Men's Singles Badminton 2017 BWF World Championships.

 

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

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