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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
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The _______ Lake of India has very high salinity

A) Sambhar (Rajasthan) B) Wular ( J & K)
C) Chilka (Orissa) D) Pulicut ( Tamil Nadu)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sambhar (Rajasthan)

Explanation:

The Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan is about 233 sq km in extent , it is known to have a large reserves of salt in its bottom layers.

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Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?

A) Hyderabad B) Lucknow
C) Mysore D) Jaipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lucknow

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Julio Granda won the 2017 World Senior Chess Championship.

B) Zhansaya Abdumalik won the Women's 2017 World Junior Chess Championship.

C) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Suraj Desai played for Dabang Delhi.

 

A) Only C B) Both A and C
C) A, B and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A, B and C

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The busiest  sea route is 

A) The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route B) The South Atlantic Route
C) The North Atlantic Route D) The Pacific Route
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The North Atlantic Route

Explanation:

There are Industrially most developed countries on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Buddha's preaching were mainly related to

A) belief in one God B) practice of rituals
C) purity of thought and conduct D) idol worship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) purity of thought and conduct

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) United Arab Emirates hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships.

B) Johanna Konta won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles.

C) Grigor Dimitrov won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles.

A) Only B B) Only C
C) B and C D) A, B and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only B

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When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated , we get 

A) Acetylene B) Methyl alcohol
C) Methane D) Ethyl formate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Methyl alcohol

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Where has the World's largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed

A) Bamiyan B) Hyderabad
C) Kandy D) Lhasa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bamiyan

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