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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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As per the 2016-17 Budget, the largest source of money to the Government of India is

A) Income Tax B) Corporation Tax
C) Non-tax revenues D) Borrowings and other liabilities
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Borrowings and other liabilities

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Citizen and Society'?

A) Pranab Mukherjee B) Hamid Ansari
C) Nandan Nilekani D) Satyajit Ray
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hamid Ansari

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India has stated it aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels and achieve _______________ of its cumulative electric power of around 350GW installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources, mainly renewable power. 

A) 20% B) 40%
C) 50% D) 30%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40%

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India has said it aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels and achieve 40% of its cumulative electric power of around 350GW installed capacity from non-fossil fuelbased energy resources, mainly renewable power. The statement comes ahead of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Paris in December 2015, where countries would try to forge a new global climate agreement based on “climate justice" and principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.

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National Income refers to ___________

A) money value of goods and services produced in a country during a year  B) money value of stocks and shares of a country during a year
C) money value of capital goods produced by a country during a year D) money value of consumer goods and services produced in a country during a year 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) money value of goods and services produced in a country during a year 

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What was India’s rank in the Educational Attainment pillar as per the Global Gender Gap report 2017?

 

A)  139 B)  112
C)  141 D)  15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  112

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world

 

A) cross B) across
C) beyond D) over
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) across

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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 bite off more than you can chew

A) to take on a commitment one cannot fulfil B) to grab a share more than what one rightfully deserves
C) to hog more than what one needs D) a greedy person can easily be identified from the way one eats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to take on a commitment one cannot fulfil

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Who is the author of the book ­ "The White Tiger"?

A) Maneesh Tripathi B) Aravind Adiga
C) Arvind Joshi D) Vijay Lohkare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aravind Adiga

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