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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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World Youth Skills Day is observed on _____ ?

A) 16 July B) 14 July
C) 13 July D) 15 July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15 July

Explanation:

The United Nations General Assembly in November 2014 declared 15th July as World Youth Skills Day.

This day is celebrated all over the world to raise the awareness about the issue of unemployment among youth. 

Theme for the year 2017 is Skills for All.

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Q:

The Largest producer of Gold in the world is 

A) Australia B) Canada
C) Russia D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

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Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics

A) Milkha Singh B) P.T.Usha
C) Karanam Malleswari D) K.D.Yadav
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) K.D.Yadav

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Q:

Which of the following is a scalar quantity

A) Displacement B) Electric field
C) Acceleration D) work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) work

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Q:

The Planning Commission of India is

A) A Constitutional body B) An Independent and Autonomous body
C) A Statutory body D) A non Statutory body
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A non Statutory body

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Q:

The first Indian to swim across English channel was

A) P.K.Banerji B) Mihir Sen
C) V.Merchant D) Arati Saha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mihir Sen

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Q:

Who is known as father of medicine

A) Aristotle B) Theophrastus
C) Hippocrates D) Edward Jenner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hippocrates

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What is the largest of all the Airports?

A) King Abdul Khalid International Airport B) Veer Savarkar International Airport
C) Cochin International Airport D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) King Abdul Khalid International Airport

Explanation:

King Abdul Khalid is the largest of all the Airports.It is situated in Riyadh ,Saudhi Arabia

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