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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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Who discovered Neon?

A) Robert Noyce B) Enrico Fermi
C) Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay D) Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay

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Kaleidoscope was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Tim Berners­Lee
C) Alan Blumlein D) David Brewster
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) David Brewster

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If a ball is thrown up, which of the following does not change?

A) Acceleration B) Speed
C) Potential energy D) Distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Acceleration

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Psidium guajava is the scientific name of ___________.

A) Guava B) Mango
C) Bamboo D) Jack fruit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Guava

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman.
2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce.
3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

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Who invented radar?

A) Fred Morrison B) A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young
C) Van Tassel D) W. K. Roentgen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young

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Which component in tobacco makes it harmful for human consumption?

A) Morphine B) Nicotine
C) Heroin D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nicotine

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The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 on the recommendation of

A) Punchhi Commission B) Sarkaria Commission
C) Rajamannar Commission D) Mungerilal Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarkaria Commission

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The Inter-State Council was set up in 1990 following the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission.The constitutional roots of the council are to be found in Article 263, which recommends that the President of India set up such a council to deal with federal issues.

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