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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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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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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'.

Since they were all dressed up,(A)/she assumed they(B)/were going to church together.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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Which out of the following is not a launch vehicle of India for placing satellites in the orbit?

A) PSLV B) GSAT - 8
C) GSLV D) Ariane SGS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GSAT - 8

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Farcical

 

A) Serious   B) Absurd
C) Analytical D) Lame
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Absurd

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The Indian and Japanese Prime Ministers have recently signed a high-spend rail project deal that will connect Mumbai with which major city?

A) Bangalore B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ahmedabad

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Who among the following is a recipient of first Life time Achievement award initiated by Badminton Association of India?

A) G.S.S.V.Prasad B) Nandu Patekar
C) P. Gopichand D) Prakash Padukone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prakash Padukone

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How much area of Bhutan is approximately covered with forest?

A) 45% B) 61%
C) 72% D) 84%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72%

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Who wrote the book -"The Argumentative Indian"?

A) Amartya Sen B) Anita Desai
C) Arun Shourie D) Arundhati Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amartya Sen

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