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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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Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease?

A) Polio B) Tuberculosis
C) Small Pox D) Rabies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Small Pox

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Which one of the following about sugar industry of Peninsular India is not correct?

A) High yield per hectare of sugarcane B) Higher sucrose content
C) Long crushing season D) Most of the mills in the Peninsula are located mainly along the east coast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Most of the mills in the Peninsula are located mainly along the east coast

Explanation:

All  are  true  except  D,  as  most  of the  Sugar  industries  are  located along   the   west   coast   ,not   east coast.

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Which one of the following teams was defeated by India to win the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup title, 2017?

A) Japan B) China
C) South Korea D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

Explanation:

The 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup was the ninth Hockey Asia Cup for women.

•It was held from 28 October to 5 November 2017 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan.

•The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in England.

•India won their second title, after beating China in the final.

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Q:

The beach sands of Kerala are rich in

A) Calcium B) Radium
C) Thorium D) Manganese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thorium

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Who discovered Electron?

A) Niels Bohr B) J.J. Thomson
C) Abert Einstein D) Ernest Rutherford
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J.J. Thomson

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Who among the following was conferred the 2015 Sanctuary Legend Award?

A) Ashok Kumar B) Varad Giri
C) Anurag Kumar D) Viral Joshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashok Kumar

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To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least

A) 0.2 second B) 1 second
C) 0.1 second D) 2 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.1 second

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Buyer’s market denotes the place where ___________.

A) the demand exceed the supply B) the supply exceed the demand
C) commodities are available at competitive rates D) the demand and supply are well balanced
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the demand exceed the supply

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