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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 the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

A) Binomial Nomenclature B) Taxonomic Hierarchy
C) Identification D) Specific Epithet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Specific Epithet

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Which of the statements given below is/are not correct?
1. 'Open' is an Autobiography of Andre Agassi.
2. The author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium'A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
3. The author of 'A Foreign Policy For India' is L.K Advani.

A) 3 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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'Queensbury rules' is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport?

A) Tennis B) Boxing
C) Polo D) Billiards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Boxing

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'My Story' is an autobiography of which famous cricketer?

A) Kumar Sangakara B) Brendon Mccullum
C) Kevin Peterson D) Michael Clarke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Michael Clarke

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Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?

A) Jayaprakash Narayan B) Dada Bhai Naoroji
C) Ram Manohar Lohia D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dada Bhai Naoroji

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Who is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’?

A) David Omand B) Raja Shehadeh
C) Raghav Bahl D) Somnath Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Somnath Chatterjee

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Somnath Chatterjee is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’.

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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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In July 2017, the Government of India has increased the investment limit per fiscal year of ‘Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme’ to ______ for individuals.

A) 5 kg B) 4 kg
C) 6 kg D) 10 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 kg

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