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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
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World Population Day is observed on ____ ?

A) 9 July B) 11 July
C) 15 July D) 4 July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 July

Explanation:

World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. 

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Who among the following is set to become the youngest-ever "Messenger of Peace," for 'United Nations' ?

A) Rashi Anand B) Shikha Patra
C) Bedadyuti Jha D) Malala Yousafzai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Malala Yousafzai

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Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to became one of the greatest athlets of her time

A) Wilma Rudolph B) Gail devers
C) Florence Griffith Joyner D) Jackie Rrobinson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wilma Rudolph

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Which country is separated from India by the McMohan line ?

A) Bangladesh B) Afghanistan
C) China D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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Q:

_________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea?

A) Cochin B) Mumbai
C) Mangalore D) Surat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cochin

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Q:

One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

Explanation:

Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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Baburnama was written in which language?

A) Chagatai Turkic B) Bahrani Arabic
C) Para-Mongolic D) Hijazi Arabic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chagatai Turkic

Explanation:

Baburnama was the autobiography of founder of the Mughal Empire Babur. It is wrtten in Chagatai Turkic language, which is his mother tongue.

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Which standard govern parallel communications?

A) CAT 5 B) IEEE 1284
C) RS-232 D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IEEE 1284

Explanation:

IEEE 1284 is a standard that govern parallel communications.

 

  • IEEE 1284 is a standard that defines bi-directional parallel communications between computers and other devices.

 

  • It was originally developed in the 1970s by Centronics, and was widely known as the Centronics port, both before and after its IEEE standardization.

 

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