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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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Storage media such as a CD read and write information using _________

A) a laser beam of red light B) magnetic dots
C) magnetic strips D) All of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a laser beam of red light

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' Queen's berry rules ' is the name given to the rules in

A) Cricket B) Tennis
C) Hockey D) Boxing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Boxing

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'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by

A) Charles Dickens B) Thomas Hardy
C) Lewis Caroll D) Victor Hugo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lewis Caroll

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Ethanol is converted into ethoxy ethane,

A) by heating excess of ethanol with conc. H2SO4 at 140°C B) by treating with conc. H2SO4 at room temperature
C) by treating with conc. H2SO4 at 273 K D) by heating Ethanol with excess of conc. H2SO4 at 443 K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) by heating excess of ethanol with conc. H2SO4 at 140°C

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Garampani sanctuary is located at

A) Diphu, Assam B) Gangtok, Sikkim
C) Junagarh, Gujarat D) Kohima, Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diphu, Assam

Explanation:

Famous for Hot water springs and homeland for Hoolock Gibbons and Golden Langurs, The Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Karbi Anglong of Diphu area. One of the oldest Sanctuary containing Hot water spring and waterfalls and surrounded by Nambour Sanctuary having 51 rare species of Orchid. It has a total area of 6 sq. Km.

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Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

A) Super 3 B) Param 808
C) Super 149 D) Param 8000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param 8000

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PARAM 8000 was was the first supercomputer developed by Indian scientists launched on July 01, 1991 is considered India's first supercomputer.

    • It was indigenously built in 1991 by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and was replicated and installed at ICAD Moscow in 1991 under Russian collaboration.

 

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The train service Thar Express between India and Pakistan, originates in India from

A) Jaisalmer B) Jodhpur
C) Bikaner D) Barmer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Barmer

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Which Airport is named as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhay Airport ?

A) Gorakhpur B) Delhi
C) Gujarath D) Agra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agra

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 The UP government changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled.

 The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.

The Agra Airport will be renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport. The Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as 'Divyang Jan Vikas Empowerment'.

 

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