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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?

A) Western disturbances B) Cyclonic depression
C) Southwest monsoon D) Retreating monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Western disturbances

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India's first official census operation was undertaken in which year?

A) 1841 B) 1881
C) 1921 D) 1961
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1881

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Vacillate

A) Continue B) Playful
C) Conclusive D) Irresolute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Irresolute

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In November 2017, an Indian short film, The School Bag won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival held at Montresd. Who among the following is the Director of the film?

A) Anurag Kashyap B) Dheeraj Jindal
C) Sujoy Ghosh D) Samvida Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dheeraj Jindal

Explanation:

Indian short film ‘The School Bag’, which tells a story based in Pakistan, has won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM).It is directed by Dheeraj Jindal.

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Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?

A) Anthracite B) Bituminous
C) Peat D) lignite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anthracite

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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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Edwin Lemert described primary deviance as

A) Violates a society’s formally enacted criminal law. B) How others respond to the behavior in question.
C) Deviance affirms cultural values and norms, responding to deviance promotes social unity, responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries. D) A passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept.

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Edwin Lemert described primary deviance as a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Echelon

 

A) Era B) Year
C) Echo D) Rank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rank

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