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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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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2018 IPL auctions, Sunrisers Hyderabad retained David Warner.

B) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Rohit Kumar played for Bengaluru Bulls.

C) Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

 

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

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How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

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Who among the following is not a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award

A) V.Shantaram B) Raj Kapoor
C) Ramanand Sagar D) Ashok Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ramanand Sagar

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Q:

In which area did Nandalal Bose earn fame?

 

A) Painting B) Folk Art
C) Dance D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Painting

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Who among the following has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize-2017 in October 2017?

 

A) Hans Joachim Schellnhuber B) J.K. Anderson  
C) M. Suzanchuk D) Garry Bentzone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

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Q:

The Indus Valley houses were built of

A) Pucca bricks B) Stone
C) Wood D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pucca bricks

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Diversity typically provides fresh perspectives on issues, but it makes it more difficult (to unit) the team and reach agreements.

A) unify B) unity
C) to unify D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to unify

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Sound following a flash of lightning is called

A) Stoning B) Bolting
C) Thunder D) Cloud clash
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thunder

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The Sound Following the flash of lighting is because of Thunder.

 

Lightning is seen earlier than thunder because light travels much faster than sound.

 

The roar of thunder is the result of a shock wave produced when lightning super-heats the air through which it passes, causing that air to expand very rapidly. This rapid expansion of air creates a shock wave that travels outward at close to the speed of sound.

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