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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
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Phoenix India Research and Development Group launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in which of the following Indian cities keeping a flat fare of just Rs 1 ?

A) Kolkata B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kolkata

Explanation:

Phoenix India Research and Development Group launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in Kolkata keeping a flat fare of just Rs 1.

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The worst affected state of India, by the menace of sea erosion is ________

A) Kerala B) Orissa
C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kerala

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First Afghan War took place in the year

A) 1849 B) 1839
C) 1858 D) 1869
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1839

Explanation:
      • The First Anglo-Afghan War also known as Disaster in Afghanistan was fought between British imperial India and The Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.
      • A British-Indian force attacks Ghazni fort during the First Afghan War, 1839.
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The Hardest substance available on Earth is

A) Diamond B) Wurtzite
C) Platinum D) Gold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diamond

Explanation:

Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth.

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Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth due to the giant molecular structure of diamond in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A covalent bond is very strong and requires a large amount of energy to break itself, and diamond has many covalent bonds.

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Who is known as the father of Indian Economics?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Adam Smith D) M G Ranade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adam Smith

Explanation:

Mahadev Govind Ranade is known as the father of Indian Economics. M G Ranade advocated social reforms such as widow re-marriage, liberation of women & emancipation of the oppressed classes.

He was Known to be the mentor & political guru of Gopal Krishna Gokhale & Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

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Which state become the second state to accept online applications by launching e-RTI portal  ?

A) Maharashtra B) Telangana
C) Haryana D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Delhi

Explanation:


1. Filing an RTI application with the Delhi government is now just a click away. Delhi became the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI). Maharashtra is the first state to launch the online RTI platform.

2. The portal launched recently will enable citizens to file RTI and seek information related to 172 departments of the Delhi government including the office of the CM and his ministers.

3. The e-RTI portal, which has been designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), includes filling of application, payment of fees and getting replies online.

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A cyclist leans inwards when he is negotiating a curve so that

A) he may increase his speed B) his weight may be reduced
C) necessary centripetal force may be available from the horizontal component of the normal reaction due to the track to maintain the curved motion. D) no frictional force may be produced between the wheels and the axle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) necessary centripetal force may be available from the horizontal component of the normal reaction due to the track to maintain the curved motion.

Explanation:

No circular or curved motion is possible without providing the necessary centripetal force. (C) provides this and so is the answer. 

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' Samjhauta Express ' runs between which of the following two stations

A) New Delhi - Wagah B) New Delhi - Lahore
C) Amritsar - Wagah D) Amritsar - Lahore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Delhi - Lahore

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