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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
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Choose the most appropriate answer:Which of the following Asian countries celebrates its Independence Day on 4th February?

A) Sri Lanka B) Bahrain
C) Cambodia D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sri Lanka

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The day commemorates its internal political independence from British rule on that day in 1948. The day is a national holiday in Sri Lanka.

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Which of the following states in India has the highest area under mangroves?

A) Gujarat B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Bengal

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The economic way of thinking stresses that

A) incentives matter--individuals respond in predictable ways to changes in personal costs and benefits. B) changes in personal costs and benefits generally fail to exert much impact on behavior.
C) if a good is provided by the government, its production will not consume valuable scarce resources. D) if one individual gains from an economic activity, then someone else must lose and in the same proportion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) incentives matter--individuals respond in predictable ways to changes in personal costs and benefits.

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Adolf Hitler was from _________.

A) France B) Germany
C) United Kingdom D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Germany

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Magnetite is an ore/mineral of

A) Beryllium B) Chromium
C) Iron D) Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iron

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What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram ?

A) Rathas B) Prasadas
C) Mathika D) Gandhakuti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rathas

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Which type of foreign investment is considered as unsafe?

A) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) B) Portfolio investment
C) NRI deposits D) External commercial borrowing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Portfolio investment

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___________ is a typically one­celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion.

A) Egg B) Spore
C) Sperm D) Seed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Spore

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