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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
  • All India Services:
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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Speech delivered without preparation

A) Rhetoric B) Oration
C) Extempore D) Maiden speech
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extempore

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After question hour, a motion moved by a Member of Parliament to draw the attention of Executive for discussing a definite matter of public importance is

A) Privilege motion B) Calling attention Motion
C) Adjournment motion D) No­ confidence motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adjournment motion

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Where is the headquarters of National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?

A) Pune B) Chennai
C) Bangalore D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pune

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Polycot is a mixture of which among the following?

A) Polyester and cotton B) Polyester and wool
C) Rayon and cotton D) Rayon and wool
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Polyester and cotton

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Which of the following is a natural polymer?

A) Bakelite B) Nylon
C) Polythene D) Starch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Starch

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How much loan has the World Bank agreed to provide to the Government of India for ‘National Biopharma Mission’ named ‘i3’?

A) USD 255 million B) USD 125 million
C) USD 100 million D) USD 400 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) USD 125 million

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Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in descending order as per their population size according to Census 2011.

A) Delhi -Mumbai -Kolkata -Chennai B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai
C) Mumbai -Kolkata -Delhi -Chennai D) Kolkata -Chennai -Mumbai -Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai

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Among the Million Plus UAs/Cities, there are three very large UAs with more than 10 million persons in the country, known as Mega Cities. These are Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). The largest UA in the country is Greater Mumbai UA followed by Delhi UA.

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The phenomena of raising the outer edge of the curved roads above the inner edge to provide necessary centripetal force to the vehicles to take a safe turn is called _____.

A) banking of roads B) cornering of roads
C) elevation of roads D) tempering of roads
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) banking of roads

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