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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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Who discovered Uranus?

A) Sir Isaac Newton B) William Henry Fox Talbot
C) William Herschel D) Nicolaus Copernicus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Herschel

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The CEO only discussed (1)/ the new venture (2)/ with his manager. (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements is  correct  in  relation  to  the  Indian  Air Force?

A) It has bases in many friendly countries. B) It  does  not  carry  out  joint  exercises with any country.
C) It    has    a    separate    Maintenance Command. D) No  officer  has  ever been  elevated  to the  rank  of  Marshal  of  the  Indian  Air Force.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It    has    a    separate    Maintenance Command.

Explanation:

Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command.

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Q:

The City of Cartagena, which is famous for Protocol on Biosafety,is located in

A) Colombia B) Venezuela
C) Brazil D) Guyana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Colombia

Explanation:

Cartagena is a port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. By the sea is the walled Old Town, founded in the 16th century, with squares, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings.

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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 itby selecting the appropriate option.

There are _____ books on computer science in your school library, so you need to purchase them from the market.

A) a few B) a little
C) few D) the few
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) few

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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?

A) C. Rangarajan   B) Vijay Kelkar
C) Y. V. Reddy D) Rakesh Mohan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y. V. Reddy

Explanation:

The 14th Finance Commission was constituted in January 2014. Commissions chairman was former RBI governor Y V Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle.

 

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Which country will host the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament 2018?

A) New Zealand B) India
C) Sri Lanka D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

The ICC Women’s World T20 championship 2018 will be held in the West Indies from 9 – 24th November this year.

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Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and _________.

A) Rana Sanga B) Muhammad Bin Tughlak
C) Hemu D) Ibrahim Lodi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ibrahim Lodi

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