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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
  • All India Services:
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What is the capital of Bangladesh ?

A) Dhaka B) Chittagong
C) Khulna D) Sylhet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dhaka

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In which one among the following districts is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located?

A) Ganjam B) Visakhapatnam
C) Kurnool D) North Arcot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Visakhapatnam

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Q:

New Economic Policy was introduced in india in 

A) 1971 B) 1981
C) 1991 D) 2001
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1991

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Q:

In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same

A) Velocity B) Wavelenth
C) Frequency D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Velocity

Explanation:

When traveling in a vacuum, electronic waves from the electromagnetic spectrum all travel at the same speed. Velocity is speed with direction, so they would all travel at the same velocity, realtively speaking. But frequency and wavelength are quite different.

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Who has become the Asia's richest man according to Forbes report ?

A) Azim Premji B) Tadashi Yanai
C) Shiv Nadar D) Hui Ka Yan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hui Ka Yan

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Which is the most irrigated state in India?

A) Punjab B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punjab

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Which of the following gases is present under pressure in soft drinks?

A) Nitrous oxide B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen D) Carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Carbon dioxide

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide is present under pressure in soft drinks.

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Q:

Tehri dam is located on which of the following rivers?

A) Brahmaputra B) Godavari
C) Ganga D) Bhagirathi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bhagirathi

Explanation:

Tehri dam is located on the river Bhagirathi.

  • It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.

 

  • It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex.
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