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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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A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

A) strait B) Sound
C) Bay D) Fjord
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bay

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Dhamek Stupa was built by?

A) Akbar B) Humayun
C) Ashoka D) Narasimha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ashoka

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Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?

A) West Bengal B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation.

A) Euphemism B) Obituary
C) Extempore D) Soliloquy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extempore

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According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, as the amount of a good consumed increases, the marginal utility of that good tends to 

A) improve B) diminish
C) remain constant D) first diminish and then improve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diminish

Explanation:

Economists use the concept of marginal utility to measure happiness and pleasure and how that affects consumer decision making. They have also identified the law of diminishing marginal utility, which means that the first unit of consumption of a good or service has more utility than the next units of consumption.Hence, the marginal utility of the good diminishes as the amount of good consumed increases.

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Which one of the following teams was defeated by India to win the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup title, 2017?

A) Japan B) China
C) South Korea D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

Explanation:

The 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup was the ninth Hockey Asia Cup for women.

•It was held from 28 October to 5 November 2017 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan.

•The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in England.

•India won their second title, after beating China in the final.

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Black revolution relates to which of the following?

A) Self-dependence in food grains production B) Self-dependence in milk production
C) Self-dependence in petroleum/crude oil D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Self-dependence in petroleum/crude oil

Explanation:

Black revolution relates to petroleum production.

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In October 2015, more than 350 landmarks in more than 90 countries were lit blue, the official colour of the United Nations. What was the occasion?

A) 70th Anniversary of United Nations B) 90th Anniversary of United Nations
C) 50th Anniversary of United Nations D) 60th Anniversary of United Nations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 70th Anniversary of United Nations

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