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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?

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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
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The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1stNovember, 2017 at Feroze Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?

A) Dr. L. D. Papney B) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
C) Shri Subir Chakraborty D) Shri P. Siwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shri P. Siwal

Explanation:

Power Ministry constitutes a Committee to investigate into the causes of the NTPC, Unchahar Thermal Power Plant accident

The composition of the committee would be as follows:

       Name                                                                                                 Position

Shri P.D. Siwal, Member (Thermal), CEA                                                      Chairman

Shri Subir Chakraborty,Director (Projects), UPRVUNL                                      Member

Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar,Director of Steam Boilers, Maharashtra           Member

Dr. L.D. Papney,Chief Engoneer, (TE&TD), CEA                                              Member & Convenor

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Which one of the following statements with regard to India's surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?

A) It is conducted in the year 2018 B) It was led by the Indian Air Force
C) It was not given any name D) It was sanctioned by the United Nations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It was not given any name

Explanation:

On 29 September 2016, India announced that it conducted "surgical strikes" against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-administered Kashmir andinflicted "significant casualties".The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

However,the operation was not given any name.

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BIMSTEC members are

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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia.


 


The BIMSTEC nations are


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M : Myanmar
B : Bangladesh
B : Bhutan
S : SriLanka


I  : India
N : Nepal


T : Thailand

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Q:

State with maximum production of coffee in India is ___________.

A) Karnataka B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) anteques B) carotane
C) scewl D) apoplexy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) apoplexy

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

to imply or suggest an idea in addition to the literal meaning

 

A) to nub B) to connote
C) to malign D) to purport
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to connote

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Which of the following is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it?

A) Google B) Wikipedia
C) Encyclopedia D) Yahoo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wikipedia

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Go out of one's way

A) Did not want to B) Ran away
C) Did everything possible D) Tried to avoid us
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Did everything possible

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