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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Silver bullet

 

A) A very expensive solution used only as the last measure. B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
C) A solution which is worse than the problem.   D) A thing of beauty but which is actually deadly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.

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For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked?

A) 24 B) 36
C) 12 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

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The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Punjab is _______.

A) 2 B) 13
C) 20 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13

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Which is the most economical method of removing solid matter from water?

A) Using deactivated carbon B) Electrolysis
C) Distillation D) Sedimentation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sedimentation

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Who has recently been awarded with Nobel Prize for peace in 2016?

A) Juan Manuel Santos B) Henry Dunant
C) Kailash Satyarthi D) Malala Yousefzai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Riya _____ her matriculation examination in 2016.

A) completed B) passed
C) obtained D) gathered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) passed

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Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?

A) Hydrometer B) Hygrometer
C) Psycho Meter D) Anemometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hygrometer

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What is the theme of the International Yoga Day 2018?

A) Yoga for Peace B) Connect the Youth
C) Yoga For Health D) Yoga For Environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yoga for Peace

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The 2018 theme of the International Yoga Day is “Yoga for Peace”. International Yoga Day (4th) is being celebrated worldwide on 21st June to promote yoga and make it a part of people’s daily routine.

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