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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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Auckland is the largest city located in which country ?

A) South Africa B) New Zealand
C) Australia D) West Indies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Zealand

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What is backup?

A) Connect his network to more component B) Copy to save a data from original source to other destination
C) Filter an old data from new data D) Access data from tape
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Copy to save a data from original source to other destination

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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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Who will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony of United Nation Vesak Day celebration to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka between 12 May and 14 May ?

A) Bidhya Devi Bhandari B) Sheikh Hasina
C) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe D) Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Narendra Modi

Explanation:

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the United Nation Vesak Day celebration will be held in Colombo and Kandy from May 12 to 14. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony which will be held at BMICH in Colombo while Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will attend for the closing ceremony which is scheduled to be held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa premises in Kandy.

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Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly

A) Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel B) Acharya J.B. kriplani
C) Jay Prakash Narayana D) K.M.Munshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jay Prakash Narayana

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Who is the inventor of  printing press?

A) Johann Gutenberg B) William Lee
C) George Eastman D) R.W Thomson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Johann Gutenberg

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Which player has become the first left-arm spinner to take 400 wickets in Test cricket ?

A) Ravindra Jadeja B) Mitchell Starc
C) Rangana Herath D) Kuldeep Yadav
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rangana Herath

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
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Q:

Poorly tuned engines do not get good gas mileage.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

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The above-given statement is absolutely true. Poorly tuned engines of vehicles will not get good gas mileage.


A poorly running engine may lose power that is needed for normal driving and emergencies, may not start, gets poor fuel economy, pollutes the air, and could stall when you are on the road causing a traffic problem.

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