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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
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Name the professional Indian basketball player who became the first ever player to be drafted from India into the National Basketball Association (NBA).

 

A) SatnamSingh Bhamara B) Akilan Pari
C) Yadwinder Singh D) Ajmer Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SatnamSingh Bhamara

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Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra have rock-cut cave monuments of which religion?

A) Sikhism B) Buddhism
C) Christianity D) Hinduism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buddhism

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Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star ?

A) weight B) distance
C) temperature D) size
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) temperature

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For what is Radiocarbon dating technique used?

A) To estimate soil contamination B) To estimate the amount of water in fossils
C) To estimate the age of fossils D) To estimate the quality of soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To estimate the age of fossils

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Crabs belongs to the phylum

A) Mollusca B) Cnidaria
C) Arthropoda D) Platyhelminthes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthropoda

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______ is a strong drug that doctors give to people to make them calm or help them sleep.

A) Barbiturate B) Antidepressant
C) Antihistamine D) Beta-Blocker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barbiturate

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

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•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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Mirages are formed primarily due to ___ of light.

A) Reflection B) Diffusion
C) Refraction D) Scattering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Refraction

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