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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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What is the sound made by seal called?

A) Bark B) Moo
C) Screech D) Growl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bark

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Lok Sabha is the ___________ House of the Parliament of India.

A) Lower B) Upper
C) Left D) Right
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lower

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Who Invented Post-it note?

A) William Friese-Greene B) Arthur Fry
C) Gordon Gould D) Otto von Guericke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arthur Fry

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Unemployment resulting from industrial reorganization, typically due to technological change, rather than fluctuations in supply or demand is called

A) Structural unemployment B) Frictional unemployment
C) Seasonal unemployment D) Cyclical unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Structural unemployment

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Alexander the Great was born in ________.

A) 356 BC B) 189 BC
C) 189 AD D) 356 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 356 BC

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Which actor won the best actor award in the 64th National Film Awards?

A) Manoj Joshi B) Akshay Kumar
C) Aamir Khan D) Manoj Bajpayee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Akshay Kumar

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__________ amends the Constitution.

A) Ministry of Defence B) Prime Minister's Office
C) Parliament D) Securities and Exchange Board of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parliament

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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

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Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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