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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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India  became a  member  of  which  one  of the following in 2016?

A) Non-Proliferation Treaty B) Missile Technology Control Regime
C) Nuclear Suppliers Group D) Wassenaar Arrangement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Missile Technology Control Regime

Explanation:

In  a  boost  to  its  non-proliferation credentials, India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) at   a   ceremony   in   South   Block. India’s  MTCR  membership  would help in furtherance of international non-proliferation  objectives,  India would  enjoy  full  participation  in organisational  activities,  India  had intensified     efforts     at     gaining membership   of   the   MTCR,   the NSG,   the   Australia   Group   and Wassenaar     Arrangement     since getting  a  waiver  at  the  NSG  in 2008. Membership of these groups would    help    India    trade    more effectively    in    critical    high-tech areas

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In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called -

A) Aryabhata B) APPLE
C) Bhaskara II D) INSAT 1B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) APPLE

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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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Q:

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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Blocking in experimental design is useful because it

A) keeps the experimenter from knowing which subjects are in the treatment group. B) prevents response bias from entering into the experiment.
C) gives the quarterback enough time to throw the ball. D) controls for multiple variables in an experiment.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) controls for multiple variables in an experiment.

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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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Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year

A) 1844 B) 1864
C) 1884 D) 1904
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1904

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Saving is that portion of money income that is .....

A) spent for development of Industries B) not spent on consumption
C) spent on health and education D) spent for consumer durables
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) not spent on consumption

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