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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Which among the following is not correctly paired?

A) Shivaji­Afzal Khan B)  Nurjahan­Mahabat Khan
C)  Akbar­Rana Pratap D)  Babar­Bairam Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Babar­Bairam Khan

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Sandstone is which type of rock?

A) Calcareous Rock B) Igneous Rock
C) Metamorphic Rock D) Sedimentary Rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sedimentary Rock

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Bambusa dendrocalmus is the scientific name of _______.

A) Banyan B) Papaya
C) Bamboo D) Pomegranate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bamboo

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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to foam at the mouth

A) to be very angry B) to shout loudly
C) to get very weak, dizzy D) to die of poisoning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to be very angry

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What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

A) to carry nutrients B) to combat infection
C) to carry oxygen D) to give strength
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to combat infection

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Harappan people did not worship one of the following God -

A) Shiva B) Vishnu
C) Pigeon D) Swastik
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vishnu

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Why do the desert plants take up the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis at night?

A) To prevent water loss B) To enhance carbon absorption
C) To release excess oxygen D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To prevent water loss

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