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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.


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The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

A) Jaipur B) Simla
C) Lucknow D) Chandigarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chandigarh

Explanation:

The famous Rock Garden which is also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957 is in the city Chandigarh.

 

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India.

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Q:

The National Game of Japan is

A) Tennis B) Karate
C) Ice Hockey D) Sumo wrestling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sumo wrestling

Explanation:

Sumo wrestling is the Japan origin game in which the two heavy weight wrestlers fight in a marked circle to throw the opponent out of the circle to win the game. And the two participants in the game are called Sumos.

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Hence, sumo wrestling is the national sport of Japan.

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Q:

Which of the following awards was conferred on Mrs. Kiran Bedi

A) Saraswati B) Golden Globe
C) Magsaysay D) Rani Lakshmi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magsaysay

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Q:

Which of the following is NOT a Nuclear Power Centre?

 

A) Narora B) Kakrapara
C) Chamera D) Kota  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chamera

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During the Maratha period, who was the officer responsible for the village administration?

 

 

A) Havaladar B) Patil
C) Chaudhary D) Sardeshmukh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Patil

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Q:

The most important small scale industry in india is the 

A) Textile Industry B) Paper Industry
C) Handloom Industry D) Jute industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Handloom Industry

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Q:

What is the structure of IF7 ?

A) Triagonal bipyramid B) Pentagonal bipyramid
C) Square pyramid D) tetrahedral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pentagonal bipyramid

Explanation:

In IF7 out of 7 Flourine atoms 5 of them are placed on a plane in Pentagon shape .In remaining 2 flourines one is placed above the plane and other below the plane each at 90 degrees

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Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan

A) Sanchi B) Sarnath
C) Sravasti D) Bodh Gaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarnath

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