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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.


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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.

Explanation:

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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Who is the author of the book 'Why I am a Hindu' published in 2017?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) Manmohan Singh
C) Arnab Goswami D) Venkaiah Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shashi Tharoor

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Who among the following was conferred the 2015 Sanctuary Legend Award?

A) Ashok Kumar B) Varad Giri
C) Anurag Kumar D) Viral Joshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashok Kumar

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Which of the following best describes capital punishment in Texas?

A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases B) The number of executions in Texas is double the number of executions in every other state combined
C) The number of prisoners executed in Texas has been slowly decreasing since the 1970s D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases

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Which permanent tissue makes a plant hard and stiff?

A) Parenchyma B) Aerenchyma
C) Collenchymas D) Sclerenchyma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sclerenchyma

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Who among the following dedicated the Chennai - Nashri Tunnel - the longest road tunnel in India - to the nation in April 2017?

A) Chandrababu Naidu B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Narendra Modi D) Omar Abdullah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narendra Modi

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Sabrimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in which Tiger Reserve area?

A) Bandipur B) Kanha
C) Periyar D) Panna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Periyar

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Which of the following continents has the smallest land area?

A) Antarctica B) Europe
C) North America D) South America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Europe

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