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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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Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?

A) Jayaprakash Narayan B) Dada Bhai Naoroji
C) Ram Manohar Lohia D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dada Bhai Naoroji

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The 2018, which of thefollowing countries have legalizedthe possession and use of recreational cannabis?1, America2. Canada3. Nigeria4. UruguaySelect the correct answer using the code given below:

 

 

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1 and 4 only D) 1,2 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 and 4 only

Explanation:

Five countries and three states in United States legalized cannabis in some form. Canada set the tone when it legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the first G-7 country to do it. United State -not the country-but some states have legalised the use of cannabis.

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NREGA stands for:-

A) National Revenue Engagement Guarantee Association B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Association D) National Revenue Employment Guarantee Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Explanation:

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (NREGA later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.

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Special Drawing Rights were created by

A) IBRD B) ADB
C) IMF D) WTO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IMF

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Who won the ‘Business reformer of the year award’ at the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence?

A) Amitabh Pant B) Shaktikanta Das
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shaktikanta Das

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A body has a weight W on the surface of Earth. What is its weight on a planet whose mass is 15 times that of Earth and a radius that is 4 times that of the earth?

A) 15/4 W B) 16/9 W
C) 16/7 W D) 16/15 W
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16/15 W

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Fritter

 

A) Blow B) Dwindle
C) Dissipate D) Save
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Save

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Keoladeo National Park is in _______.

A) Karnataka B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajasthan

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