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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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In which city is the Forest Research Institute of India located?

A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad
C) Dehradun D) Shimla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dehradun

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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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Filed Under: Indian History
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2 1799
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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India does not audit the receipts and expenditure of

A) central government B) local bodies
C) state goverment D) goverment companies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) local bodies

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
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Choose the most appropriate answer:The Russian name of INS Vikramaditya is

A) Admiral Groshkov B) Admiral Gorbachev
C) Admiral Nakhimov D) Admiral Petr Bezobrazov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Admiral Groshkov

Explanation:

INS Vikramaditya is a Kiev class aircraft carrier which was commissioned by Russian Navy in 1987 under the name Baku. It was later renamed as Admiral Gorshkov and last sailed in 1995 in Russia, before being offered to India

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2 1799
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Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in

A) Conduction B) Convection
C) Radiation D) Both conduction and convection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Convection

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) svivelling B) swiveling
C) swivelling D) sviveling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) swivelling

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Currency notes and coins of one rupee and lower denominations are issued by the ___________.

A) State Bank of India B) Government of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Ministry of Finance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of Finance

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Approximately what is the length of the Suez canal?

A) 64.8 Km B) 106.5 Km
C) 178 Km D) 193 Km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 193 Km

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