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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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Hepatitis virus destroys the cells and may cause the disease

A) Jaundice B) Malaria
C) Typhoid D) Elephantiasis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jaundice

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Who is also known as the founder of scientific socialism ?

A) Karl Marx B) Lenin
C) Rousseau D) Engels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karl Marx

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Which best summarizes the concept of natural selection?

A) the fittest organisms survive and reproduce B) an organism will always adapt to its environment
C) an organism will always mutate to survive D) a mutation always makes a species fitter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the fittest organisms survive and reproduce

Explanation:

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations.

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Q:

In Cricket the two sets of wickets are

A) 22 yards apart B) 24 yards apart
C) 20 yards apart D) 21 yards apart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22 yards apart

Explanation:

According to the rules and regulations of cricket, the height of the stumps must be of 28 inches or 71.12 cms. The total distance between the off stump and leg stump should be 9 inches or 22.86 cms. 1. Width and pitching. Two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to each other at a distance of 22 yards/20.12 meters.

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With which Bank Google has tied up for its mobile payments app Tez?

A) SBI Bank B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) PNB Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SBI Bank

Explanation:

Internet giant Google has tied up with State Bank of India (SBI) for its mobile payments app Tez. Through this partnership, Google Tez will allow users to create an SBI UPI Id - @oksbi and get access.

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How many kilometers and represented by 1oof latitude?

A) 321 km B) 211 km
C) 111 km D) 91 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 111 km

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Which of the following is the mixture

A) distilled water B) gasoline
C) liquified petroleum gas D) both (b) & (c)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) both (b) & (c)

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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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