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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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In India, which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Commission?

A) Currency Futures Trading B) Commodities Futures Trading
C) Equity Futures Trading D) Both Commodities Futures and Financial Futures Trading
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commodities Futures Trading

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What is the capital of Greece?

A) Buenos Aires B) Stockholm
C) Athens D) Bern
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Athens

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One of the techniques used for desalination of sea water is

A) Filtration B) Distillation
C) Evaporation D) Condensation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distillation

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Javier Mascherano of Argentina announced his retirement. He belonged to which sport?

A) Hockey B) Tennis
C) Football D) Polo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Football

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Non-metallic character increases from ____.

A) Magnesium to Barium B) Potassium to Caesium
C) Oxygen to Selenium D) Sodium to Chlorine 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sodium to Chlorine 

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Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book 'Things to Leave Behind'?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) Anosh Irani
C) Namita Gokhale D) Vikram Seth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Namita Gokhale

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Which of the following voted for Brexit in June 2016?

A) England and Scotland B) England and Wales
C) Scotland and Northern Ireland D) Wales and Northern Ireland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England and Wales

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The decision by the electorate was to "Leave the European Union" which won by a majority of 1,269,501 votes (3.78%) over those who had voted in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union" with England and Wales voting to "Leave" whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to "Remain".

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Indian Government is hopeful of bringing at least one crore subscribers by March 2018 under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY). What is the age limit for APY?

 

A) 21 to 60 years B) 18 to 40 years
C) 18 to 45 years D) 21 to 70 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18 to 40 years

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