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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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Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?

A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq D) Mahmud Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

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Which of the following man has been honoured with ‘Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak’ the second-highest Gallantry award for civilians?

A) Salim Gafur Shaikh B) Saurabh Sinha
C) Nihalchand Sodh D) Mahendra Giri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Salim Gafur Shaikh

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The after morning (1)/ she woke to the first ray of (2)/ light through the window. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Which of these cities located in the state of Gujarat is famous for its diamond industry?

A) Vadodara B) Ahmedabad
C) Rajkot D) Surat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Surat

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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.

I was taken ___________ by the server's rude comment about my hair.

 

A) away B) from
C) aback D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) aback

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Picture of which US President is on the 5 dollar note?

A) George Washington B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham Lincoln D) Andrew Jackson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln

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Kalinga War was fought in the year _______

A) 1604 BC B) 261 BC
C) 731 AD D) 1113 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 261 BC

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Blood Circulation was discovered by?

A) Mary Anderson B) Virginia Apgar
C) William Harvey D) Robert Feulgen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Harvey

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