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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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Pakyong Airport is located in

A) Sikkim B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sikkim

Explanation:

Pakyong Airport is a greenfield airport near Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, India. The airport, spread over 400 ha (990 acres), is located at Pakyong town

The airport was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th September 2018.

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Which of the following organisation has approved a $25-30 billion commitment plan for India for the 2019-22 period? 

A) United Nations  B) World Bank 
C) UNCTAD  D) New Development Bank 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) World Bank 

Explanation:

The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a $25-30 billion commitment plan for India for the 201922 period. The new Country Partnership Framework (CPF), endorsed by the WBG board of executive directors focuses on the development priorities of the country - resource efficient and inclusive growth, job creation and building its human capital. The WBG institution comprises of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

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The Mahabodhi Temple Complex, which is one of the four holy sites related to the life of Lord Buddha, is located in -

A) Bihar B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bihar

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

From the early 1990s, salaries shot up and stock options (were introduced).

 

A) are introduced B) is introduced
C) was introduced D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Name the first Indian to get Nobel prize in literature.

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) CV Raman
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri D) Amartya Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

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Dishwasher was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Sir Henry Cole
C) Josephine Cochrane D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Josephine Cochrane

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

 

Incapacitate

 

A) Cripple B) Facilitate
C) Maim D) Immobilize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Facilitate

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___________ gases absorb long wave (infrared) radiation from the earth and emit it again towards the earth.

A) Methane B) Greenhouse
C) Carbon dioxide D) Ozone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenhouse

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