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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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"An Autobiography" is the autobiography of

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Yuvaraj Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:

"An Autobiography" is the autobiography of first Prime Minister of India Shri Jawaharlal Nehru.

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What is the maximum  number of states of matter?

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Variable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Five

Explanation:

There   are five known   states   of matter:    solids,    liquids,    gases, plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates.  The  main  difference in the structures of each state is in the densities of the particles.

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A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called

A) Delta B) Levee
C) Flood Plain D) Dune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Levee

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

A slap on the wrist

A) A mild punishment B) Punishing the wrong person
C) To hit someone where it hurts the most D)  To threaten someone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A mild punishment

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Who is the head of the cabinet-level committee concerning the merger of public sector banks?

A) Arun Jaitley B) Urjit Patel
C) Rajnath Singh D) Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arun Jaitley

Explanation:

With reforms in the public sector banking space, the government has constituted a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that will oversee merger proposals of state-owned banks. The other members of the panel include Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Which voting method was discontinued in 2000?

A) Punch-card ballots B) Proxy Voting
C) Postal Voting D) Roll Call
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punch-card ballots

Explanation:

Punch-card ballots voting method was discontinued as a result of the Help America Vote Act because of some issues in the counting process by the tabulating machines.

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Who has won the Men's & Women's singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019?

A) Parupalli Kashyap & Saina Nehwal B) Sourabh Verma & Elise Merten
C) Sourabh Verma & Saina Nehwal D) Parupalli Kashyap & Elise Merten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sourabh Verma & Saina Nehwal

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What international event led to the red scare?

A) Epidemic in Germany B) Revolution in Russia
C) Murder in Italy D) Election in Britain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Revolution in Russia

Explanation:

Revolution in Russia is the International event that led to the red scare.

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