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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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Name the first Indian to get Nobel prize in economics.

A) Amartya Sen B) C V Raman
C) Mihir Sen D) Arun Shourie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amartya Sen

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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 plane was too(A)/ far away that it was(B)/just a dot in the sky.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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Which drug is used as an Anti­Biotic?

A) Metformin B) Ranitidine
C) Azithromycin D) Ibuprofen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Azithromycin

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What was United Kingdom's rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?

A) 4 B) 16
C) 64 D) 256
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Exemption

A) Immunity B) Accountability
C) Liability D) Responsibility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Immunity

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Which layer of the earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

A) Troposphere B) Mesosphere
C) Ionosphere D) Stratosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stratosphere

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Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?

A) Kailash Satyarthi B) Venkat Raman
C) Ram Krishnan D) Mother Teresa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kailash Satyarthi

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Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?

A) Mahesh Bhatt B) Satyajit Ray
C) Mira Nair D) G.P.Sippy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyajit Ray

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