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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
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Which from the following towns is NOT on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads infrastructure of the country

A) Ajmer B) Ahmedabad
C) Jabalpur D) Gaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jabalpur

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The First Battle of panipat was fought between the forces of 

A) Akbar and Hemu B) Abdali and the Marathas
C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri D) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi

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The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, authored by _____________.

A) Jairam Ramesh B) Anand Sharma
C) Ghulam Nabi Azad D) Chetan Bhagath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jairam Ramesh

Explanation:

The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial in the presence of former ministers, bureaucrats and environmentalists who worked closely with her to frame some of country’s landmarks wildlife and environment laws. Renowned mountaineer Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli recalled how Gandhi once told him “please call me as a daughter of the mountains”. The book has been written by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh and it has been published by Simon & Schuster.

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What is the capital of Indian Union Territory Lakshadweep  ?

A) Port Blair B) Delhi
C) Pondicherry D) Kavaratti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kavaratti

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Richest Municipal Corporation in India?

A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai
C) Delhi D) Ludhiana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Maharashtra is India's richest municipal corporation. The BMC's annual budget exceeds that of some of the smaller states of India.

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Which three dynasties are known as "Muventar"?

A) Pandya, Chola, Chera B) Pallava, Chola, Pandya
C) Pallava, Chera, Pandya D) Pallava, Chola, Chera
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pandya, Chola, Chera

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The Mohiniyattam dance form was developed in which state

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Kerala

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Natural radioactivity was discovered by

A) Rutherford B) Becquerel
C) Curie D) Schmidt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Becquerel

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