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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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To make child labour free society, PENCIL portal was launched in September 2017 in India. What does ‘P’ stand for in ‘PENCIL’?

A) Partnership B) Platform
C) Podium D) People
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Platform

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Gaseous exchange takes place in leaves through tiny pores for the purpose of photosynthesis. What are these pores?

A) Chloroplast B) Stomata
C) Chlorophyl D) Vacuole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stomata

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Which of the following is the largest mammal?

A) Whale B) Rhinoceros
C) Elephant D) Human
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Whale

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Numbers Do Lie'?

A) Anil Menon B) Akash Chopra
C) Ian Chapell D) Kunal Basu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Akash Chopra

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

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All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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The headquarters of ‘Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’ is located at

A) Singapore B) Manila  
C) Bangkok D) Hong Kong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in the United Nations Building in Rajadamnern Nok Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under theadministrative direction of the United Nations.

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Konkani is the official language of _________.

A) West Bengal B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim D) Goa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Goa

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The constable said, "I saw a bullet mark here."

A) The constable said that he sees a bullet mark there. B) The constable said that he had seen a bullet mark there.
C) The constable says that he saw a bullet mark here. D) The constable said that he sees a bullet mark here.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The constable said that he had seen a bullet mark there.

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