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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
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Srikakulam was the capital of 

A) Sakas B) Pahlavas
C) Andhras D) Ashoka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhras

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Which keystroke is used for updating a field?

A) F11 B) F12
C) F6 D) F9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F9

Explanation:

F9 keystroke is used for updating a field.

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky. B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief. D) He was a hurricane in her heart.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

Explanation:

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors. 

 

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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Q:

Second Nationalization of Commercial Banks in India took place in ?

A) 1890 B) 1969
C) 1972 D) 1980
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1980

Explanation:

First nationalisation of commercial banks in India took place in 1969 and second time in 1980.

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When did the first Railway Train begin to carry passengers and freight?

A) 1814 AD B) 1830 AD
C) 1853 AD D) 1784 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1830 AD

Explanation:

In 1814, George Stephenson developed steam engine to haul coal from mines to ports by railways. In 1830, the first railway train began to carry passengers and freight from Liverpool to Manchester.

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Q:

Cathode rays are 

A) electromagnetic wave B) stream of alpha particle
C) stream of electrons D) radiations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) stream of electrons

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Q:

India's forest sponge iron plant is at

A) Kothagudam B) Kurnool
C) Kadapa D) Kavaratti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kothagudam

Explanation:

Kothagudam is in Andhra Pradesh. The sponge iron will act as a substitute for steel scrap and be used as feed stock of electric arc steel making.

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Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test ?

A) Jasu Patel B) Kapil Dev
C) Harbajan Singh D) B. S. Chandra Sekhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harbajan Singh

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