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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:
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The Book " The Man who knew Infinity" by Robert Kanigel and extensively reviewed in indian newspapers is the biography of

A) Vikram Sarabhai B) Sir Homi J Bhabha
C) Sir CV Raman D) Srinivasa Ramanujan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Q:

The first female to take over the controls of a NASA spaceship is

A) Wilkie Collins B) Eileen Collins
C) Colette D) Kim Clijsters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eileen Collins

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When was the demand for a separate Telangana hit a turning point on?

Answer

The demand for a seperate Telangana hit a turning point on December 16,2010 when around 12-15 lakh attended the 'Telangana Maha Garjana' at Warangal in Andhra pradesh. The rally ste off a chain of events that culminated in the Centre agreeing to form a Telangana state.

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Q:

which of the following has the longest wavelength

A) Infrared radiation B) γ-radiation
C) Ultraviolet radiation D) Visible radiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Infrared radiation

Explanation:

Infrared radiation

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From the following former Prime Ministers, whose name can be found on Indian currency notes?

A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee B) Indira Gandhi
C) Dr. Manmohan Singh D) Narasimha Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. Manmohan Singh

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What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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Q:

Organisms that depend only on raw plant products are said to be 

A) herbivorous B) vegetarian
C) carnivorous D) omnivorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) herbivorous

Explanation:

Herbivorous organisms are those that take for their food, plant parts like leaves raw in contrast to vegetarian, which means that plant products are taken raw or after being cooked.

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Which of the following Indian Universities has topped the list of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry ? 

A) Jawaharlal Nehru University B) Banaras Hindu University
C) IISc-Bengaluru D) Delhi University
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IISc-Bengaluru

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)- Bengaluru has topped the list of best universities of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry.

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