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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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Who among the following has not scored a double hundred in an ODI?

A) Virender Sehwag B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Brian Lara D) Rohit Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brian Lara

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman.
2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce.
3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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 among the following refers the existence of more than one level of Government in the Country?

A) Democracy B) Federalism
C) Monarchy D) Bicameral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Federalism

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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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Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata. B) Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located at Jodhpur.
C) Centre for social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located at Allahabad. D) Institute of forest Productivity is located at Ranchi.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata.

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Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Thiruvananthapuram

Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur

Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation - Allahabad

Institute of Forest Productivity - Ranchi

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Tax on inheritance is called __________

A) Excise duty B) Estate duty
C) Gift tax D) Sales tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Estate duty

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Which of the following constitutional Amendment Act, deals with the Elementary Education as a Fundamental Right?

A) 84th Amendment Act B) 85th Amendment Act
C) 86th Amendment Act D) 87th Amendment Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 86th Amendment Act

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Who among the following discovered electron?

A) J.J Thomson B) Max Born
C) Antoine Lavoisier D) Mendeleef
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J.J Thomson

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