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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
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Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?

A) The Guptas B) The Khiljis
C) The Mughals D) The Sayyids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Sayyids

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Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Ramesh Kuntal D) Mamang Dai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mamang Dai

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Mamang Dai has been awarded the ‘Sahitya Akademi A ward 2017 for her novel ‘The Black Hill’ in English. Ramesh Kuntal has been awarded for his literary criticism ‘Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar’ in Hindi.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Higher crude oil prices have doubtlessly provided a significant fiscal boost in the past several months, although any (flair on) going forward can lead to a price spiral
that would have other untoward consequences as well.

A) flair in B) flare at
C) flare up D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) flare up

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Name the Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and owner of India's low cost airline SpiceJet.

A) Captain G.R. Gopinath B) Vijay Mallya
C) Ratan Tata D) Ajay Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ajay Singh

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When a compressed slinky is released it converts potential energy into

A) Heat energy B) Mechanical energy
C) Chemical energy D) Kinetic energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kinetic energy

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Find the power of a convex lens if the image formed is at a distance of 20 cm from the lens when the object is placed on the other side of the lens at 25 cm from the optical centre?

A) 1 diopters B) -9 diopters
C) 9 diopters D) -1 diopters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9 diopters

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The yellow colour of human urine is due to

A) Bile Salts B) Cholesterol
C) Lymph D) Urochrome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Urochrome

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Who built Jodhpur Fort?

A) Guru Ramdas B) Shah Jahan
C) Rao Jodhaji D) Mahatma Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rao Jodhaji

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