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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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The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.

A) Timur Lang B) Nadir Shah
C) Ahmed Shah Abdali D) Genghis Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Genghis Khan

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Straw in the wind

A) A light-weight object B) A lucky charm
C) A game that kids play D) An indication of what might happen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An indication of what might happen

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Gol Gumbaz was designed by?

A) Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri B) George Wittet
C) Henry Irwin D) Yaqut of Dabul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yaqut of Dabul

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Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

A) B R Ambedkar B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

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How much loan has the World Bank agreed to provide to the Government of India for ‘National Biopharma Mission’ named ‘i3’?

A) USD 255 million B) USD 125 million
C) USD 100 million D) USD 400 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) USD 125 million

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BREXIT  refers  to  the  Great  Britain  leaving which one of the following?

A) International Monetary Fund B) Common wealth
C) World Trade Organization D) European Union
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) European Union

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Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In a referendum  on  23  June  2016, 51.9%    of    the    participating UK electorate voted  to  leave  the  EU, out of a turnout of 72.2%.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Vaibhav said to me, "Has your father returned from work?"

A) Vaibhav asked me whether my father has returned from work. B) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had returned from work.
C) Vaibhav asked me whether my father has had returned from work. D) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had been returning from work.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had returned from work.

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According to 2011 Census figures, which state has recordedthe highest sex ratio?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Haryana
C) Punjab D) Manipur
 
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