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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 of the following terms is used to describe as computer  Malware ?

A) Spartan B) Persian
C) Roman D) Trojan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Trojan

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Who was the first to sail round the world ?

A) Francis Drake B) Columbus
C) Magellan D) Vasco da Gama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magellan

Explanation:

Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who was the first to sail round the world.

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Which of the following is not an aerobic outdoor sport?

A) Hiking B) Swimming
C) Skydiving D) Cycling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Skydiving

Explanation:

Except skydiving all other given options swimming, hiking and cycling are aerobic outdoor sports.

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Q:

Antisnake venom is prepared by 

A) Pasteur institute B) Hoffkine's institute
C) Birla's Institute D) Indian science Institute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hoffkine's institute

Explanation:

Antisnake venom: In the Hoffkine Institute at Bombay snake venom in mild dose is injected into horses and the horses are induced to produce anti-venom bodies. These are extracted and used in cases of snake bites.

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Melvin calvin got Noble Prize for his studies on

A) Light reaction B) Plant hormones
C) Carbon fixation D) Photons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon fixation

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In 1921,during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identity with the poor?

A) Ahmadabad B) Champaran
C) Chauri Chaura D) South India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South India

Explanation:

On 22nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was taken by Gandhiji in Madurai after he decided that he has to work for and with the with the poor people of India and how can he identify with them if he wears different clothes from them.

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Of outstanding significance

A) Ominous B) Monumental
C) Evident D) Rational
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monumental

Explanation:

The one word substitution for Of outstanding significance is monumental which has a meaning of great in importance, in size or any such characteristic.

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Yoga city in India?

A) Varanasi B) Allahabad
C) Rishikesh D) Amritsar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rishikesh

Explanation:

Rishikesh is a city in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. As the city is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation it is called as Yoga city in India.

 

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