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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 is the author of "Midnight's Children"?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amish Tripathi
C) Ravinder Singh D) Salman Rushdie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Salman Rushdie

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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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Which committee was set up to review the concept of the poverty line?

A) S Tendulkar Committee B) Lakdawala Committee
C) Wanchoo Committee D) Dutt Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S Tendulkar Committee

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Who is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?

A) Aurobindo Ghosh B) K P S Gill
C) Nirad Chaudhuri D) V S Naipaul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V S Naipaul

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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.

 

Society and individuals will evolve __________ changing times. Technology will continue to play an increasingly ____________ role in our lives in the years to come. Passing the blame on to technology is the easiest thing to do, but how we _____________ to use technology is an individual decision. In an attempt to be connected with the world _______ large, are we getting disconnected with the people who mean the most to us? This is a question worth pondering _________.

 

This is a question worth pondering _________.

 

A) onto   B) above  
C) over D) in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) over

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A person who writes music -

A) Lyricist B) Composer
C) Musician D) Cinematograher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Composer

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A composer is who writes music for a song whereas a lyricist is who writes lyrics (words) for a song.

 

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Which ex-cricketer has acted in the movies 'Team 5' and 'Aksar 2'?

A) S. Sreesanth B) Salil Ankola
C) Zaheer Khan D) Mohammad Azharuddin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S. Sreesanth

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Russian Sukhoi 24 (SU-24) flight was shot down in November 2015 by

A) Syria B) North Korea
C) Afghanistan D) Turkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turkey

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