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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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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 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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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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Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the proposed ________________.

A) Simon Commission B) Rowlatt Act
C) Salt Act D) Pitt's India Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rowlatt Act

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What is the duration (in minutes) of one-half of a football match?

A) 30 B) 35
C) 40 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) The response of the ear to sound of increasing intensity is approximately logarithmic. B) The sensitivity of the human ear does not vary with the frequency of the sound.
C) When two or more waves traverse the same medium, the displacement of any element of the medium is the algebraic sum of the displacements due to each wave. D) Longitudinal waves can travel in all media-solids, liquids and gases.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The sensitivity of the human ear does not vary with the frequency of the sound.

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The human ear can respond to minute pressure variations inthe air if they are in the audible frequency range, roughly 20 Hz -20 kHz. In fact, tests conducted show an increased sensitivity in the 3000 Hz range which is the optimal amplification frequency in the human ear. So, the sensitivity of the human ear varies with the frequency of the sound.

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In which sport in Asian Games, India has won maximum Gold Medals?

A) Athletics B) Hockey
C) Wrestling D) Shooting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Athletics

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.........., the Sultan of Delhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.

A) Iltutmish B) Akbar
C) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

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