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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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In January 2018, who has been awarded the 9th Infosys award for engineering and computer science?

A) Sanghamitra Bondopadhyaya B) Ananya J. Kabir
C) Upinder Singh Bhalla D) Ritabrata Munsi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sanghamitra Bondopadhyaya

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Who built the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram?

A) Chola Kings B) Pallava Kings
C) Chera Kings D) Chalukya Kings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pallava Kings

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Which one of the following statements is correct?For the purpose of Census 2011

A) a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate B) a person aged eightand abovewho can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
C) a person aged nine and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate D) a person aged ten and above who can bothread and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Citizen and Society'?

A) Pranab Mukherjee B) Hamid Ansari
C) Nandan Nilekani D) Satyajit Ray
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hamid Ansari

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The headquarter of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in _____.

A) London, UK B) Vienna, Austria
C) Paris, France D) Beijing, China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris, France

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The headquarter of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in Paris, France.

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When the demand for a good increases with an increase in income, such a good is called_______

A) Superior good B) Giffin good
C) Inferior good D) Normal good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Superior good

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What does UFO stand for?

A) Under Fire Object B) Unidentified Flying Object
C) Unapproved Foreign Object D) Unidentified Free Object
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Unidentified Flying Object

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The fat digesting enzyme Lipase is secreted by which of the following

A) Kidneys B) Pancreas
C) Large Intestine D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pancreas

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