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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 longest canal?

A) Augusta B) Cascade
C) Baltic Sea White D) Erie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Baltic Sea White

Explanation:

Baltic Sea White is thelongest Canal.It is in Russia

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Who has been appointed as the deputy director-general of World Health Organization (WHO) ?

A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan B) Rajat Nandan
C) prof. Dr. Vikash Jha D) Sunil Narayan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Explanation:

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed the deputy director general for programmes (DDP) of World Health Organisation (WHO). She also holds a key position as secretary in the department of health research, ministry of health and family welfare.

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Who is representing India at the 2017 Little Miss Universe competition  ?

A) Vinita Sayal B) Nandita Das
C) Rajeshwari Dyal D) Padmalaya Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Padmalaya Nanda

Explanation:

Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha will represent India at the 2017 Little Miss Universe beauty pageant competition, which is scheduled to be held in Georgia, United States from May 31. She will compete against 15 other contestants from around the world for the title of Little Miss Universe. Beside this, she will also lead India in the 2017 Little Miss World contest in Greece.

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Q:

Who amongst the following is the author of the book " We the People"?

A) Morarji Desai B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Gandhi D) Nani Palkhivala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nani Palkhivala

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Q:

Which shows the order in which vertebrates evolved?

 

 

A) fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals   B) amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals  
C) amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals   D) fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go for an overnight trek.

A) to avail myself of B) to avail of
C) to avail myself D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to avail myself

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Q:

Which of the following village has won the 'WATER AWARD' an award instituted by Water Digest ?

A) Govardhan Eco Village B) Saranagati Eco Village
C) New Gokula D) New Gokul Farm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Govardhan Eco Village

Explanation:

The Govardhan Eco Village of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Wada taluka, has received an award instituted by Water Digest, a news portal on water management.

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Q:

As per "Swachh Survekshan 2017" records India's cleanest city is  ?

A) Hyderabd B) Tirupathi
C) Indore D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indore

Explanation:

i. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The total 434 cities of India were surveyed. Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India’s cleanest city while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest.

ii. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Uttar Pradesh accounted for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking.

Top 10 clean cities of India in 2017 are:

Indore (MP)
Bhopal (MP)
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Surat (Gujarat)
Mysuru (Karnataka)
Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu)
New Delhi Municipal Council (New Delhi)
Navi Mumbai (Mumbai)
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
Vadodara (Gujarat).

Top 5 Dirtiest cities of India (with Rank) in 2017 are:

Gonda (UP)- 434,
Bhusawal (Maharashtra)- 433,
Bagaha (Bihar)- 432,
Hardoi (Uttarakhand)- 431,
Katihar (Bihar)- 430.

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