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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
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The Harappan Civilization flourished around 2500 BC in what we call today ____

A) Pakistan and Afghanistan B) Western India and Pakistan
C) Afghanistan and Western India D) India and China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Western India and Pakistan

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Who was the first Bengal Governor General of India?

A) Warren Hastings B) Lord Canning
C) William Bentick D) Lord Dalhousie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Warren Hastings

Explanation:

The first Bengal Governor General of India was Warren Hastings.

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Which Indian economist is the recipient of the "Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018"?

A) Raghuram Rajan B) Manmohan SIngh
C) Gita Gopinath D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Raghuram Rajan

Explanation:

Raghuram Rajan, an Indian economist is the recipient of the "Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018".

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Which of the following is known as thinnest layer of the earth?

A) Core B) Mantle
C) Crust D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crust

Explanation:

The thinnest layer is crust. It is about 100km. Where as mantle ranges upto 2900 km and the inner most core ranges upto 6300km.

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In Microsoft Word, under character formatting ___________ is used to superscript and subscript.

A) Font style B) Underline
C) Effects D) Size
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Effects

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There is no reason (that life may exist) P (in great profusion) Q (why we should not be willing to think) R (in other worlds) S

The correct sequence should be

A) R S P Q B) P Q S R
C) R P Q S D) R Q S P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) R P Q S

Explanation:

Since, the sentence starts talking about the reason; R will be the continuing statement as it goes with the flow of the statement. The continuing statement talks about the existing of life i.e. P. Thus, all other options are eliminated. The correct formation would be, ‘There is no reason why we should not be willing to think that life may exist in great profusion in other worlds.’

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How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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India has longest international border with which country?

A) Bhutan B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bangladesh

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