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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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Which of the following micro-organism causes diseases like polio and chicken pox?

A) Bacteria B) Protozoa
C) Algae D) Virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Virus

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Who invented Dynamite?

A) J B Dunlop B) Alfred Nobel
C) James Simons D) Peter Hargreaves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alfred Nobel

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Prahaar' is

A) a battle tank B) a surface-to-surface missile
C) an aircraft carrier D) a submarine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a surface-to-surface missile

Explanation:

The Prahaar is a short-range, solid propellant, road-mobile ballistic missile designed for tactical strikes against close range targets.It is a surface to surface missile. Prahaar is expected to replace the Prithvi-I short-range ballistic missile in Indian service.

 

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On which river is Washington DC situated?

A) Potomac B) Irrawaddy
C) Mississippi D) Hudson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potomac

Explanation:

Washington DC is the capital of United States located along Potomac river on the country’s East Coast.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

 

A) Ceiling   B) Cieling
C) Ceeling D) Crileing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ceiling  

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Who discovered radioactivity?

A) Max Planck B) James Clerk Maxwell
C) Henri Becquerel D) Heinrich Hertz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Henri Becquerel

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A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1600 m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 4 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.

 

A) 6400 B) 3200
C) 1600 D) 4800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3200

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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 teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

A) to drill B)  to instill
C) to indoctrinate D) to convince
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to indoctrinate

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