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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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Choose the most appropriate answer:Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?

A) Lord Chelmsford B) Lord Reading
C) Lord Irwin D) Lord Wellington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Irwin

Explanation:

On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th Viceroy and Governor-General of India. In 1927, British government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

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What is the process of waste water treatment is commonly known?

A) Waste water management B) Cleaning of water
C) Sewage treatment D) Decontamination
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sewage treatment

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The ancient Indian legal document 'Manusmriti' was written in ___.

A) Tamil B) Hindi
C) Sanskrit D) Bengali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanskrit

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Lackadaisical

 

A) Active B) Energetic
C) Careless D) Enthusiastic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Careless

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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 new civilisation of Righteousness and __________, and therefore of Brotherhood, of ordered Liberty, of Peace, of __________, cannot be built up until the elements are removed ______________ have brought the old civilisation crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary that the War shall be fought out to its appointed end, and that _______________ premature peace shall leave its object unattained.

 

elements are removed ______________ have brought

 

A) what B) when
C) which D) where
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) which

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According to an early Indian philosopher everything is made up of ___ basic elements.

A) 2 B) 4
C) 3 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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The amount of blood filtered together by both the kidneys in a 70 kg adult male human in a minute is

A) 1100 ml B) 100 ml
C) 1500 ml D) 500 ml
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1100 ml

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Who Invented PlayStation?

A) Wright brothers B) Reynold B. Johnson
C) Assen Jordanoff D) Ken Kutaragi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ken Kutaragi

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