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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
  • All India Services:
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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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Who is the author of Manimekalai?

A) Kovalan B) Sathanar
C) Ilango Adigal D) Timtakkatevar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sathanar

Explanation:

One of the finest jewels of Tamil poetry, the epic poem Manimekalai was written by Sathanar in 2nd century A.D. It is unique for the deep spirituality and mysticism it unfolds against the historical and geographical background of South India and of adjacent Jaffna.

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Who among the following was defeated by Chile to won the Copa America Football Championship, 2016?

A) Colombia B) Argentina
C) Ecuador D) Peru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Argentina

Explanation:

The Copa América Centenario Final was an association football match that took place on 26 June 2016 at the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario.The match was contested by Argentina and Chile, making it a rematch of the 2015 final. Chile ultimately won on penalty kicks 4–2 after a 0–0 draw.

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The famous tennis player Steffi Graf belongs to which among the following countries?

A) USA B) England
C) Germany D) Switzerland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Germany

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

As humans we (crossing) our line in disturbing the balance of nature.

 

A) has crossed   B) crossed  
C) have crossed   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have crossed  

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Which former Indian cricket player has taken charge as the Indian cricket team's head coach in 2017?

A) Bishen Singh Bedi B) Sunil Gavaskar
C) Ravi Shastri D) Chetan Chauhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ravi Shastri

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Which of the following is added to iron to make iron hard and strong?

A) Zinc B) Copper
C) Carbon D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon

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In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is

A) Park Young-sun B) Yuk Young-soo
C) Park Geun-hye D) Sim Sang-jung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Park Geun-hye

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