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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
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With which sport is the term 'Freestyle' connected with?

 

A) Tennis B) Kho Kho
C) Kabaddi D) Swimming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Swimming

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Hardest Part of the Human Body?

A) Tooth Enamel B) Femur
C) Temporal bone of skull D) Knee bone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth Enamel

Explanation:

Tooth Enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body. It is a tissue and not a bone. This tissue has high mineral content which makes it hardest substance.

 

Femur and Temporal bone of the skull are the hardest bones of the human body.

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Who put up the most stiff resistance against the British in India?

A) The Rajputs B) The Marathas
C) The Moghals D) The Sikhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Marathas

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2017, Giannis Antetokounmpo played for the NBA team Houston Rockets.

B) In 2018 IPL auctions, Kings XI Punjab retained Axar Patel.

C) In 2017, David Warner captained the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 

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

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Where is located the most active volcano in the world?

 

A) Around the Atlantic Ocean   B) Around the Pacific Ocean  
C) Around the Indian Ocean   D) Around the Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Around the Pacific Ocean  

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Which of the statements given below are not correct?

1. The author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium' is Shashi Tharoor.
2. The author of 'The Great Indian Novel' is A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
3. The author of 'My Country My Life' is I.K Gujral.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

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The Indian cricket team scored its lowest ever total in Test cricket against which team?

 

A) England B) Australia
C) South Africa D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Australia

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The study of Heavenly bodies is called

A) Astronomy B) Astrology
C) Astrophysics D) Astronautics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Astronomy

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Astronomy is the study of planets and heavenly bodies. Historically, astronomy has focused on observations of heavenly bodies. It is a close cousin to astrophysics. Succinctly put, astrophysics involves the study of the physics of astronomy and concentrates on the behavior, properties and motion of objects out there.
 

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