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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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The Petronas Twin Towers is located in which country? 

A) Malaysia B) Singapore
C) Thailand D) Brazil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Malaysia

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Dr. Rabindranth Tagore received the Nobel Prize for his work

A) Evening Songs B) Morning Songs
C) Gitanjali D) Gora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gitanjali

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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book ' Freedom from Fear '

A) Nelson Mandela B) Aung San Suukyi
C) Taslima Nasreen D) Benazir Bhutto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aung San Suukyi

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How many Nephrons are in each kidney?

A) 10,000 B) 1,00,000
C) 1,000,000 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,000,000

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There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each human kidney.

Nephron, functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.

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Q:

The book ' All Under Heaven ' was written by

A) Pearl S. Buck B) Sydney Sheldon
C) D.H.Lawrence D) George Bernard Shaw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pearl S. Buck

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Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who

A) Discovered 4 satellites of Mars B) Developed the Telescope
C) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian Astronomer who

1) Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

2) Developed Telescope

3) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

 

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He is Physicist, Mathematician, inventor, and philosopher Too.

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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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