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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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During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore etc) was/ were

A) State people's Movement B) Praja Mandal Movement
C) Swaraj Movement D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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Select the correct statement about the Evolution of Animals.

A) The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old. B) No animal fossils are found in strata formed before the Cambrian explosion.
C) Approximately half the phyla of living organisms are found in Cambrian sediments. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old.

Explanation:

The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old.

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The Union Territories get representation in

A) Lok Sabha B) Rajya Sabha
C) Both A & B D) Supreme Court
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The Union Territories get representation in Both the houses of Parliament i.e, The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha.

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Yisrael Kristal, who died recently was certified by Guinness World Records as the _________.

A) World's Tallest Man B) World's Oldest Man
C) World's Youngest Man D) World's Smallest Man
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) World's Oldest Man

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One of the ingredients of the paste on the side of a match box is 

A) Phosphorus pentaoxide B) Phosphorus trichloride
C) Phosphorus trisulphide D) Phosphorus trioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phosphorus trisulphide

Explanation:

The paste applied to the side of a match box is a mixture of phosphorus trisulphide, glass powder (or sand) to cause friction and glue (binding material)

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Times of India group is set to launch a 24-hour news channel in alliance with which international media entity?

A) Wall street Journal B) Reuters
C) BBC D) Associated Press
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reuters

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Through which treaty was East African Development bank originally establish

A) Treaty for East African Co-operation, 1967 B) Treaty for African Co - operation, 1965
C) Treaty for African Unity, 1968 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Treaty for East African Co-operation, 1967

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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the biggest river festival of India in 2017, Namami Brahmaputra, in which of the following states ?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Assam
C) Orissa D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Assam

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