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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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The maintenance functions of living organisms are performed by the _____.

A) chemical processes B) life processes
C) physical processes D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) life processes

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Kishanganga Project is a major reason for contention between India and________.

A) Nepal B) Bangladesh
C) Pakistan D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pakistan

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People in all the following countries had to be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, except

A) Kazakhstan B) Belarus
C) Russia D) Ukraine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kazakhstan

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Which  one  of  the  following  is  a  Peacetime Gallantry Award?

A) Shaurya Chakra B) Vir Chakra
C) Yudh Seva Medal D) Param Vir Chakra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shaurya Chakra

Explanation:

Peacetime Gallantry Awards recognize  courage  or  self-sacrifice away  from  battlefield  and  include Ashok  Chakra,  Kirti  Chakra  and Shaurya   Chakra   which   is   first,second  and  third  respectively  in order of precedence  ;  while  Param Vir   Chakra   and   Vir   Chakra   are Wartime   Gallantry   Awards   and recognizes self-sacrifice at battlefield.   Yudh   Seva   Medal   is military   decorations   for   service during wartime

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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Rajasthan B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajasthan

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Indian-American music composer, Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for the album

A) In the Lonely Hour B) Morning Phase
C) Beyonce D) Winds of Samsara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Winds of Samsara

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In 2015, Indian-American music composer, Ricky Kej won a Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his album Winds of Samsara, collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman, in the Best New Age Album category.

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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.

 

An independent, impartial, speedy, and _____ judicial system is the very essence of civilisation.

 

A) efficient   B) adjacent  
C) violent   D) present
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) efficient  

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What cells line the ventricles of the brain?

A) Schwann's cells B) Ependymal cells
C) Nerve cells D) Neuroglia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ependymal cells

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