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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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An earthquake of magnitude _________________ on Richter scale has thousand times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

 

A) 5 B) 7
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Which campaign was launched by Indian govt as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Make in India B) Clean India
C) Skill India D) Digital India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Clean India

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Swachh Bharat Mission or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A) Solids have definite volume  B) solids are rigid 
C) Solids have indefinite shape  D) Solids are almost incompressible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Solids have indefinite shape 

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Control processes depend on which part of the brain

A) hypothalamus B) amygdala
C) cerebellum D) prefrontal cortex
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) prefrontal cortex

Explanation:

Control processes depend on the prefrontal cortex which shrinks with age. Inadequate control processes may explain why many older adults have extensive vocabs (measured by written tests) but limited fluency (when they write or talk).

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_____ is the fourth state of matter.

A) Plasma B) Steam
C) Gas D) Matteroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plasma

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Who is the author of "The Secret Of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy­2)"?

A) Amish Tripathi B) Durjoy Datta
C) Keshav Aneel D) Savi Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amish Tripathi

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Who was the winner of 2015 Men's Cricket World Cup?

A) India B) West Indies
C) Pakistan D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Australia

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Who was the winner of 2017 Australian Grand Prix?

A) Sebastian Vettel B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Valtteri Bottas D) Kimi Raikkonen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sebastian Vettel

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