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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
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Name the Indian golfer who won the Royal Cup at Pattaya on 31 December 2017. This was his third Asian Tour title of 2017.

A) Khalin Joshi B) Jyoti Randhawa
C) Shiv Kapur D) Gaganjeet Bhullar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shiv Kapur

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My son said to me, "I will not disappoint you."

 

A) My son tells me that he will not disappoint me. B) My son tells me that he will not be disappointing me.
C) My son told me that he would not disappoint me. D) My son had told me that he would not be disappointing me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My son told me that he would not disappoint me.

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The headquarters of ‘Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’ is located at

A) Singapore B) Manila  
C) Bangkok D) Hong Kong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in the United Nations Building in Rajadamnern Nok Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under theadministrative direction of the United Nations.

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Which type of epithelial tissue allows transportation of substances through a selective permeable surface in the lining of food vessels or lung alveoli?

 

A) Simple squamous epithelium B) Stratified squamous epithelium
C) Ciliated columnar epithelium D) Cuboidal epithelium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Simple squamous epithelium

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Who was the first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India?

A) Sir Benegal Rama Rau B) H V R Iengar
C) Sir C D Deshmukh D) K G Ambegaonkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir C D Deshmukh

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Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was the first Indian Governor of the Bank.

 

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

When others criticise us we should not be ______ but should be truthful, honest and sincere.

 

A) saturated B) distracted
C) perturbed D) dissipated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) perturbed

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Where was the 2017 World Rapid Fire Chess Championship played, in which Viswanathan Anand regained his title?

A) Oslo B) Riyadh
C) Chennai D) Dubai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Riyadh

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What is meant by space tourism?

A) Scientific space exploration B) Space travel for leisure
C) Touring the world only by flight D) Reaching out to Mars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Space travel for leisure

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