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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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What was 'Kamagata Maru'?

A) An army unit B) A harbour
C) A ship D) An industrial township
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A ship

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Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability?

A) Chlorofluoro carbon B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide D) Nitrous oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chlorofluoro carbon

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The unit of measurement of a word length is

A) Meter B) Byte
C) Bit D) Millimetre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Byte

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.
2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith.
3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.

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

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Which of the following country is not a member of 'The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)'?

A) Sri Lanka B) Mauritius
C) Seychelles D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion. _____have attempted to define a happy life in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion that happiness lies in the _____ of physical appetites.

in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion

A) complex B) distinct
C) varied D) simple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) simple

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The General Anti-Avoidance Rule introduced in the 2012-13 budget speech by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was finally implemented on ..............

A) 1 April 2016 B) 1 April 2015
C) 1 April 2017 D) 1 April 2018
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 April 2017

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Which is the fastest land animal in the world?

A) Dog B) Cheetah
C) Tiger D) Horse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheetah

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