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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 among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

Explanation:

Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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......... solution is used to treat bee sting.

A) Lemon juice B) Milk
C) Vinegar D) Baking soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baking soda

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word

A) frenatically B) freneticaly
C) frenetically D) frenaticaly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) frenetically

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The focal length of a concave mirror with a radius of curvature of 20.0 cm is :

A) 20 cm B) 5 cm
C) 10 cm D) 15 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10 cm

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Which of the following enzymes is responsible for RNA synthesis?

A) RNA polymerase B) RNase
C) RNA ligase D) DNA polymerase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA polymerase

Explanation:

The enzyme that is mainly responsible for RNA synthesis is known as RNA polymerase.

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Squadron Leader is one of the ranks of the Indian

A) Army B) Navy
C) Air Force D) Paramilitary Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Air Force

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Sania Mirza - Tennis B) Sania Nehwal - Badminton
C) Mary Kom - Boxing D) Pankaj Advani - Wrestling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pankaj Advani - Wrestling

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"Himayat" is a training cum-placement programme for unemployed youth in the State of

A) Haryana B) Punjab
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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