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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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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said, "My grand­father snored throughout the night."

A) I said my grand­father had snored throughout the night. B) I said that my grand­father snored throughout the night.
C) I said that my grand­father had snored throughout the night. D) I said that my grand­father had been snoring throughout the night.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I said that my grand­father had snored throughout the night.

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Who was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017?

A) Yash Chopra B) Kamini Kaushal
C) Shatrughan Sinha D) Moushumi Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shatrughan Sinha

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Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?

A) Kunal Nayyar B) Vishal Bhardwaj
C) Om Puri D) Zeishan Quadri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kunal Nayyar

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If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Scheduled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?

A) President B) Parliament
C) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes D) Union Council of Ministers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Parliament

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Which of the following countries have won a united bid to host the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026?

A) Brazil, France and Argentina B) Brazil, Mexico and Spain
C) Spain, Portugal and Germany D) US, Mexico and Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) US, Mexico and Canada

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The United States of America, Mexico and Canada have won the right to host the 23rd FIFA 2026 World Cup after beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations in Moscow. The North American bid received 134 of the 203 votes, while Morocco polled 65 in the ballot at a FIFA Congress held in Moscow.

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Which gas is released when water is added to bleaching powder?

A) Oxygen B) Hydrogen
C) Carbon dioxide D) Chlorine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chlorine

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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.
“Bring me my spectacles,” said grandfather to me.

A) Grandfather ordered me and brought him his spectacles. B) Grandfather ordered me to have brought to him his spectacles.
C) Grandfather ordered me to bring him his spectacles. D) Grandfather ordered myself to bring his spectacles to where he was.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather ordered me to bring him his spectacles.

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The famous activist Irom Chanu Sharmila is better known as 'The Iron Lady of ......

A) Manipur B) Mizoram
C) Nagaland D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manipur

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