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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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Who discovered television?

A) Michael Faraday B) Joseph Henry
C) Abbe Caselli D) John Baird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Baird

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Find the similarity among the following: Makar Sankranthi, Pongal, Lohri, Baisakhi

A) All are festivals of North India B) All are names of harvest festivals
C) All are festivals celebrated in the month of January D) There is no similarity at all
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All are names of harvest festivals

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What is the old name of Singapore?

A) Temasek B) Myanmar
C) Ceylon D) Bohemia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Temasek

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The Shaka Era was founded in the year________.

A) B.C. 57 B) A.D. 78
C) A.D. 319 D) A.D. 248
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A.D. 78

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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.

 

Heretic

 

A) Faithful B) Cynic
C) Loyalist D) Righteous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cynic

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In November 2017, a report titled ‘Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report’ was released. As per this report, what was approximate total household wealth of India?

 

A) $ 5 Trillion B) $ 1 Trillion
C) $ 10 Trillion D) $ 15 Trillion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) $ 5 Trillion

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Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?

A) Sundarbans National Park B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
C) Keoladeo National Park D) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

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The Speaker of the sixth Lok Sabha who later became the President of India was _____ .

A) VP Singh B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C) V.S Ramadevi D) Sukumar Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

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