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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
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What is the name of the NASA woman astronaut who on 24 April 2017 broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut ?

A) Jeff Williams B) Sunitha Williams
C) Sally Ride D) Peggy Whitson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peggy Whitson

Explanation:

Peggy Whitson on 24 April 2017 broke the record for most days spent in space (cumulatively) by a US astronaut. She broke the previous record set by Jeff Williams who had spent a total of 534 days in space.

– Whitson has been currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), for which she was launched in November 2016 using a Russian Soyuz capsule. At the time of her launch, she had already accumulated 377 total days in space.

– Her mission was recently extended for an additional three months. Now when she will return from ISS in September 2017, she would have accumulated more than 600 days in space.

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Which among the following is the most electronegative element?

A) Flourine B) Bromine
C) Iodine D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flourine

Explanation:

Flourine is the most electro negative element due to its small atomic radius .It also has the tendency to accept an electron to complete octet configuration

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Who accuses Gulliver of Treason?

A) Balmuff B) Limtoc
C) Lalcon D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

In Blefescu, Limtoc the general, Lalcon the chamberlain, and Balmuff the grand justiciary accuse Gulliver of treason.

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Which of the following makes us know the exact age of a tree ?

A) Height of the tree B) Width of trunk
C) Rings of the tree D) Branches of the tree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rings of the tree

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Which of the following countries has recently withdrawn as the host of the 2019 Asian Games?

A) China B) Vietnam
C) Russia D) Abu Dhabi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vietnam

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Of the following, the town which does not come within the National Capital Region is?

A) Panipat B) Rohtak
C) Mathura D) Khurja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mathura

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India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with __________ to provide cyber security solutions to businesses in India.

A) Symantec Corp B) Mimecast
C) Cisco D) Raytheon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Symantec Corp

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In which of the following business areas Bausch & Lomb is operating in?

A) Vision care B) Auto ancillary
C) Apparel D) Retailing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vision care

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