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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
  • All India Services:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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Google has introduced a new app named what that allows anybody to submit stories for and about their communities?

A) Bulletin B) Allo
C) FastRead D) Google Express
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bulletin

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What are three characteristics of the agricultural revolution?

A) Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals B) New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown
C) Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on soil D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Air Force ___________ fighter aircraft for the first time.

A) Sukhoi-29 MKI B) Sukhoi-32 MKI
C) Sukhoi-31 MKI D) Sukhoi-30 MKI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sukhoi-30 MKI

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Brahmos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on today after it was successfully flight- tested for the first time from the IAF’s frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal.


The armed forces are now capable of launching the Brahmos, which has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, from land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for the country.

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Which tennis player has authored a book titled "Unstoppable : My Life So Far" ?

A) Serena Williams B) Maria sharapova
C) Sania Mirza D) Venus Williams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maria sharapova

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Who is the winner of the prestigious Goldman Environment Prize called the Green Nobel for 2014?

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Ramesh Agrawal

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The writer of the Harry Potter book series is

A) DBC Pierre B) Dominique Lapierre and Lary Collins
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) J.K.Rowling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) J.K.Rowling

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Which of the following is a programme under which electric connection is given to people  below poverty line

A) MPLADS B) Kutir Jyoti
C) Ganga Kalyan Yojana D) Sangam Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kutir Jyoti

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Which one of the following years is known as the 'Year of the Great Divide' with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India's population?

A) 1911 B) 1921
C) 1941 D) 1951
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1921

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