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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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Which one of the following rivers is recharged by subsoil water?

A) Godavari B) Damodar
C) Narmada D) Krishna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narmada

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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

A) Barbar and Daulat Khan B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi
C) Barbar and Alam Khan D) Barbar and Rana Sanga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi

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Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as 'Captain Grumpy' What was his other nickname

A) Abe B) Captain Junior
C) AB D) Groucho
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) AB

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Teotihuacan Pyramids is located in which country?

A) Agentina B) Peru
C) Mexico D) Laos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mexico

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Which one of the following can be called as a part of the Service Sector

A) Textile Mills B) Banking
C) Coal mines D) Agriculture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Banking

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From whom did Vijayalaya Chola capture tanjore?

A) Pallavas B) Pandyas
C) Mughals D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pandyas

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Vijayalaya Chola captured tanjore from Pandyas

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Q:

Arjuna award is given for

A) Excellence in sports B) Excellent service during emergency
C) Bravery in the battle field D) Excellence in archery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Excellence in sports

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The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

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The famous ' Ring of fire ' which account for 68% of an earthquakes occuring in the earth is in the

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

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