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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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Who among the following is a Sanjay Chopra Award recipient for 2016?

A) Abhinash Mishra B) Arjun Singh
C) Aromal SM D) Srawanand Saha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arjun Singh

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Who among the following was awarded with Dhronacharya Award 2016 in the field of 'Swimming (Lifetime)'?

A) Shri Raj Kumar Sharma B) Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal
C) Shri S. Pradeep Kumar D) Shri Nagapuri Ramesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shri S. Pradeep Kumar

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By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations?

A) Pakistan Independence Act 1947 B) Indian Independence Act 1947
C) Indian partition Act 1947 D) Pakistan partition Act 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Independence Act 1947

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A body of mass 2 kg is thrown upward with initial velocity of 20 m/s. After 2 seconds, its kinetic energy will be : (g = 10 m/sq.s)

A) 0J B) 200J
C) 400J D) 100J
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0J

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The Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was written by _____________.

A) Vikram Seth B) Suketu Mehta
C) Upamanyu Chatterjee D) Arundhati Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Suketu Mehta

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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.

 

Get on somebody's nerves

 

A) To calm an anxious person. B) To be an irritant.
C) To crack jokes at somebody's expense. D) Be angry with yourself but take out the anger on somebody else.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be an irritant.

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The hormone that helps plants respond to drought is

A) abscisic acid B) cytokinin
C) gibberellin D) ethylene  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) abscisic acid

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During drought, plants would be in scarcity for water. For ensuring the mineral loss of water through stomata, the plant starts to produce abscisic acid.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Egoism is ______ or negative pride-the mentality of showing and acting superior to others.

 

A) surfict B) conceit
C) forfeit D) resceit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) conceit

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