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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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The Lumbini was the birth place of Buddha is attested by an inscription of

A) Ashoka B) Pushyamitra Sung
C) Kanishka D) Harsha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashoka

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Q:

Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?

A) Sunbird B) Kingfisher
C) Honey eater D) Hummingbird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hummingbird

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Q:

The Shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is 

A) Over the Atlantic Ocean B) Over the Pacific via Siberia
C) Over the North pole D) Through the latitude which passes through them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Over the Atlantic Ocean

Explanation:

Moscow 37o and Los Angeles 118oW show a longitude difference of 155o across the Atlantic and of 205o across the Pacific.

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Q:

INI extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A) System file B) Image Color Matching Profile file
C) Hypertext related file D) Image file
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) System file

Explanation:

".INI" is an extention for all the configuration files in the system. 

 

Hence, .ini is an extension for System files.

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Q:

Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present

A) Assam B) Gujarat
C) Off shore Bombay High D) Coastal Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Off shore Bombay High

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In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon ?

A) Bangaluru B) Mumbai
C) Vishakhapatnam D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Delhi

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Q:

Who owns the rights for Pizza Hut, Cream Bell and Costa Coffee in India?

A) Ashok Chauhan B) Anu Agha
C) Ravi Jaipuria D) Nikhil Meswani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ravi Jaipuria

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What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?

A) Silly Putty B) Etch-A-Sketch
C) Lite-Brite D) Play-Doh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Play-Doh

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