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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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Which of the following is Inexhaustible Natural Resources?

A) Air B) Minerals
C) Forests D) Coal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Air

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________________ refers to the superposing of two or more coherent waves to produce regions of maxima and minima in space, according to the principle of superposition.

A) Interference B) Rectification
C) Intensity D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Interference

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Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except

A) Burning fossil fuels B) Global warming
C) Cement production D) Deforestation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Global warming

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Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel in space?

A) Rakesh Sharma B) Ravish Malhotra
C) Kalpana Chawla D) Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rakesh Sharma

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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?

A) March, 2021 B) March, 2019
C) March, 2022 D) March, 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) March, 2020

Explanation:

PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to March, 2020.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
It also extended the last date for a subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. The time limit was earlier supposed to end on May 4, 2018.
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to provide social security during old age and protect the elderly aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 percent per annum for 10 years.

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Who  among  the  following  is  the  author  of the  book,  A  comparison  between  Woman and Men?

A) Pandita Ramabai B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Tarabai Shinde D) Rameshwari Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tarabai Shinde

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Tarabai Shinde is the author.

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"Bankruptcy and insolvency" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

A) Union B) State
C) Global D) Concurrent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Concurrent

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Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun'?

A) Sweden B) Norway
C) Germany D) Finland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Norway

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