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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
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On which date was the partition of India announced?

A) 15th August 1947 B) 3rd June 1947
C) 17th July 1947 D) 1st July 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3rd June 1947

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"Sunrise Industries” are industries _____________

A) which are well developed and have ample scope for further development   B) which improve export performance of the country  
C) which small-scale industries   D) which have high growth potential and meet further requirements of the economy  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) which have high growth potential and meet further requirements of the economy  

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 Which organisation is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottomup approach? 

A) RBI B) IRDAI
C) NITI Aayog  D) Planning Commission 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NITI Aayog 

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The NITI Aayog (Hindi for Policy Commission), also National Institution for Transforming India, is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

What would you have done if you ______ the band?

 

A) was in   B) is in
C) will be in   D) were in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) were in

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Q:

Ice floats on water because its density is

A) more than water B) zero
C) less than water D) same as water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) less than water

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Charles Wilkinson's English version of Bhagavad Gita was first published in the year

A) 1685 B) 1725
C) 1785 D) 1885
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1785

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Which one is not the cause of kidney stone formation?

A) Drinking more water B) Diabetic mellitus
C) Taking nuts rich in oxalate D) Eating lot of stone forming foods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Drinking more water

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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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