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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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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) inundate B) inundat
C) inunndate D) inunndat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) inundate

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Which of the following was not advocated by Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Prohibition B) Heavy Industries
C) Village Panchayat D) Dignity of Labour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Heavy Industries

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Who is the author of the book 'The Association of Small Bombs', which is currently shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award?

A) Karan Mahajan B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Namitha Ghokale D) Arundathi Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chetan Bhagat

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Who is the first woman to climb mount everest in the world ?

A) Santosh_Yadav B) Sungdare Sherpa
C) Junko Tabei D) Lhakpa Sherpa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Junko Tabei

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Junko Tabei is the first woman to climb Mount Everest and she reached the summit of the world's highest peak in 1975

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Which event best illustrates the war on terrorism?

A) the attack on the Pentagon B) the attack on the World Trade Center
C) Both A & B D) the bombing of the Marine barracks and the attack on the Achille Lauro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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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.


Under the weather

 

A) Become a bit unpredictable like the weather. B) Slightly unwell or in low spirits.
C)  Feel optimistic simply because the weather is good. D)  Feel depressed because you expect bad weather.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Slightly unwell or in low spirits.

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Who wrote the book ­ "The test of my life"?

A) Yuvraj Singh B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Brian Lara D) Adam Gilchrist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yuvraj Singh

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If an electron and a photon have the same wavelength, then they will have the same

A) velocity B) linear momentum
C) angular momentum D) energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) linear momentum

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