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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
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Which team has won the most number of ICC Cricket World Cup titles?

A) Australia B) England
C) India D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Australia

Explanation:

Cricket World cup Year wise winners list from its starting year.

 

Year  -  Winner score

1975  -  West Indies 

1979  -  West Indies 

1983  -  India 

1987  -  Australia 

1992  -  Pakistan 

1996  -  Sri Lanka 

1999  -  Australia 

2003  -  Australia 

2007  -  Australia 

2011  -  India 

2015  -  Australia 

 

Australia won most number of titles i.e, 5 times Cricket World Cup title.

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Q:

The difference between Greenwich Mean Time & Indian Standard Time is

A) 6 1/2 Hours B) 6 Hours
C) 5 1/2 Hours D) 5 Hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 1/2 Hours

Explanation:

The difference between Greenwich Mean Time & Indian Standard Time is 5 1/2 hours.

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Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?

A) Carbonyl and amine B) Ketone and amine
C) Amine and carboxyl D) Aldehyde and amine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amine and carboxyl

Explanation:

The two functional groups Amine and carboxyl groups are always found in amino acids.

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Q:

New MD & CEO of Corporation Bank?

A) Jai Kumar Garg B) Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C) Jaya Pradha D) VR Lalithambika
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jai Kumar Garg

Explanation:

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The new MD & CEO of Corporation Bank was Jai Kumar Garg. Before this, he was Executive Director at UCO Bank.

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Q:

The WHO has launched new Global Influenza Strategy for?

A) 2019 - 2022 B) 2022 - 2025
C) 2019 - 2030 D) 2019 - 2025
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2019 - 2030

Explanation:
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Q:

If velocity is constant then acceleration is what?

A) constant B) increasing
C) 0 D) infinite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

If an object moves with some velocity that means the magnitude and direction of the object changes i.e, the object moves with some acceleration. Hence, if the object moves with constant velocity, no change in direction and magnitude of speed i.e, no acceleration = 0 acceleration.

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Who was the first woman to fly around the world?

A) Geraldine B) Amelia Earhart
C) Jennifer Murray D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geraldine

Explanation:

Geraldine Mock "Jerry" was the first woman to fly around the world successfully in the year 1964.

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Which of these is a starting point for primary succession?

A) a surface exposed by a retreating glacier B) a neglected yard
C) abandoned farmland D) an abandoned city
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a surface exposed by a retreating glacier

Explanation:

Primary succession is the orderly and predictable series of events through which a stable ecosystem forms in a previously uninhabited region. Primary succession occurs in regions characterized by the absence of soil and living organisms.

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