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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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Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddists

A) Upanishad B) Vedas
C) Tripitaka D) Agams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tripitaka

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Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has provision for the President to proclaim emergency

A) Article 348 B) Article 352
C) Article 356 D) Article 360
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 352

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Which one among the following is a 'Ht Spot' for biological diversity in India

A) Western Ghat B) Sundarban
C) Chilka Lagoon D) Eastern Ghat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sundarban

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Name the film which won 11 Oscars at the 76th Annual academy Awards

A) The lord of Rings:The return of the kings B) Mystic River
C) Cold Mountain D) Monster
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The lord of Rings:The return of the kings

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Is steel a compound?

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

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Steel is not a compound or element. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements and hence it is a mixture. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, it is a major component used in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, automobiles, machines, appliances, and weapons.

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A four-day Ministerial level meeting of G-20 and G-33 countries was held in June 2006 in 

A) Hong Kong B) Beijing
C) New Delhi D) Jakarta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Beijing

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Who wrote the Book "A Tale of Two Cities"

A) William Shakespeare B) Jane Austen
C) Leo Tolstoy D) Charles Dickens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Dickens

Explanation:

A Tale of Two Cities, which is one of two historical novels written by Charles Dickens, is set in London and in Paris and the French countryside at the time of the French Revolution.

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From which direction does foul weather typically approach?

A) East B) North
C) West D) South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West

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If the barometer rises, it indicates that good or fair weather is coming and if the falling barometer reading indicates that bad or foul weather is coming. Usually bad weather approaches from the west direction.

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