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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 of the following is a book written by Shashi Tharoor?

A) It's Not About You B) Invisible People
C) An Era of Darkness D) Democrats and Dissenters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An Era of Darkness

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Which of the following countries will host the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)?

A) India B) Nepal
C) Mauritius D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nepal

Explanation:

International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal (from 17th June). The Theme of the two-day conference is “Sustainable Development Goals for Smart Society”.
The objective of the conference is to bring government and private sector together for developing a plan of action using sustainable ICT applications.

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Who has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014?

A) Pran B) Shashi Kapoor
C) DilipKumar D) Amitabh Bachchan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shashi Kapoor

Explanation:

In year 2014, Shashi Kapoor has been awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

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Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in Pakistan?

A) Islamabad B) Hyderabad
C) Lahore D) Karach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lahore

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Rotund

 

A) Fat   B) Broad  
C) Dumpy   D) Slim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Slim

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The visitor enquired, “When is the next train?”

 

 

A) The visitor enquired about the next train.   B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  
C) The visitor asked when is the next train.   D) The visitor was interested in the next train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  

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Kakori train robbery was organized by the ___ in 1925.

A) Swaraj Party B) Indian National Congress
C) Anushilan Samiti D) Hindustan Republican Association
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hindustan Republican Association

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Which Indian female mountaineer recently created the fastest record of scaling Mount Everest back-to-back twice within 5 days?

A) Anshu Jamsenpa B) Arunima Sinha
C) Premlatha Agarwal D) Bachedri Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anshu Jamsenpa

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