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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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Classes comprising animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals constitute the category called?

A) Species B) Genus
C) Kingdom D) Phylum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Phylum

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Ascend

A) Lay B) Climb
C) Weaken D) Void
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Climb

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The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school children called TDeen Dayal SPARSH Yojana’. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

A) sports B) philately
C) music D) web designing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) philately

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Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha today launched a Pan India scholarship program for school children called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to increase the reach of Philately. Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby), it is proposed to award annual scholarships to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby through a competitive selection process in all postal circles.The Minister said that to avail this scholarship, a child must be a student of a recognized school within India and the concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.

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Who invented Dynamite?

A) J B Dunlop B) Alfred Nobel
C) James Simons D) Peter Hargreaves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alfred Nobel

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Which of the following is not correctly paired?

A) Sania Mirza- Tennis B) Saina Nehwal - Badminton
C) Jhoolan Goswami - Cricket D) Jeev Milka Singh - Chess
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jeev Milka Singh - Chess

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The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because--

A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929 B) This was desired by the farmers of India
C) The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date D) It was an auspicious day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929

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Because in 1929, the Indian National Congress had passed aresolution under the Presidentship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in its Lahore session to observe January 26 every yearas Purna Swarajya or Independence Day

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Which of the following State has become India's first carbon free State?

A) Himachal Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Himachal Pradesh

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Elements A, B and C occur as Dobereiners triads. If the atomic mass of A is 7 and that of C is 39, what will be the atomic mass of B?

A) 20 B) 40
C) 23 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

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