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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 state has won the 'Best Tourism State' national award 2017 ?

A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka
C) Tamilnadu D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has won the 'Best Tourism State' national award for the third consecutive year. President Ram Nath Kovind handed over the award, named as 'Hall of Fame Award', to Minister of State for Tourism Surendra Patwa at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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Hagia Sophia, also known as the “Church of the Holy Wisdom” is located in which country?

A) Italy B) Greece
C) Turkey D) Poland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Turkey

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According to Census 2001, what is the percentage of male literacy

A) 75.85 B) 70
C) 65 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 75.85

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The Hooke's law is valid for

A) only proportional region of the stress strain curve B) entire stress strain curve
C) entire elastic region of the stress strain curve D) elastic as well as plastic region of the stress strain curve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) only proportional region of the stress strain curve

Explanation:

Hooke's law states that within the elastic limit, stress developed is directly proportional to the strain produced in a body.Hooke’s law is valid only in the linear part of stress-strain curve. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

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Q:

The closest algal relatives of land plants are

A) charophytes B) chrysophytes
C) rhodophytes D) bacillariophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) charophytes

Explanation:

The charophytes are the extant group of green algae that are most closely related to modern land plants.

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Which one of the following is often called "Twitter of China" ?

A) Youku B) Sina weibo
C) We chat D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sina weibo

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 Which city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics?

A) Sapporo B) Salzburg
C) Annecy D) Pyeongchang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyeongchang

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Scalar Quantities are

A) physical quantities which have magnitude only and no direction B) physical quantities which have no magnitude only and only direction
C) physical quantities which have magnitude only and direction D) physical quantities which have no magnitude and no direction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) physical quantities which have magnitude only and no direction

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