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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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If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body

A) decreases B)
C) D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) decreases

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Which type of city administration controls larger urban area?

A) Nagar Panchayat B) Municipal Council
C) Municipal Corporation D) No option is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Municipal Corporation

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Which article was referred to as the 'the heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

A) Article 4 B) Article 32
C) Article 28 D) Article 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 32

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Adam's ale

A) Gift B) Food
C) Water D) Belongings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Water

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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association?

A) Brazil B) Russia
C) Iceland D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iceland

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Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

A) Ashoka B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta D) Harshavardhana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Samudragupta

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Samudra Gupta (335-375 AD) of Gupta dynasty is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’.
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Group of Monuments at Hampi is in _______.

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

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