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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
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Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India ?

A) Asoka B) Samudra Gupta
C) Vikramaditya D) Kanishka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kanishka

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Who was first president of BCCI

A) R.E. Grant Govan B) Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda
C) Sikandar Hyat Khan D) Anthony S.D'Mello
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R.E. Grant Govan

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Oval stadium in England is associated with

A) polo B) Cricket
C) Hockey D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cricket

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Which of the following virus overtake computer system, when it boots and destroy information  ? 

A) System infectors B) Trojan
C) Stealth virus D) Boot infectors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stealth virus

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Gondwana coalfields are found in

A) Assam B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Meghalaya D) Jammu & Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

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Nearly 95% of india's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Tertiary variety is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Jammu and Kashmir, Lingite reserves occur in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.

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The first movement launched against the British in India was

A) Non-Cooperation movement B) Swadeshi movement
C) Quit India movement D) Khilafat movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Swadeshi movement

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The Swadeshi movement is the first movement launched against the British in India started in the year 1905. It is part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi and which had some success.

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Temporary hardness is due to the presence of 

A) Calcium carbonate B) calcium bicarbonate
C) magnesium sulphate D) calcium sulphate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) calcium bicarbonate

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Temporary hardness is due to the presence of soluble bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium in water. Permanent hardness is due to the presence of sulphates and chlorides of calcium and magnesium.

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You cannot close MS Word application by

A) From File menu choose Close submenu B) Click X button on title bar
C) Choosing File menu then Exit submenu D) Press Alt + F4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) From File menu choose Close submenu

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