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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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Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 "Rap Album of the Year"?

A) Compton B) 2014 Forest Hills Drive
C) To Pimp a Butterfly D) The Pinkprint
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To Pimp a Butterfly

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The 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting was held in which of the following countries?

A) Australia B) China
C) Switzerland D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Switzerland

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The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

A) Mulching B) Mulching
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mulching

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An economic system combining private and state enterprise is called as _____

A) Market economy B) Centrally planned economy
C) Private economy D) Mixed economy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mixed economy

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Which among the following is the major cause of acid rain?

A) Carbon dioxide B) Carbon monoxide
C) Nitrogen dioxide D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nitrogen dioxide

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Paul Allen, who died in October 2018, was the co-founder of

A) Oracle B) IBM
C) Microsoft D) SAP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Microsoft

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Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 –October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, investor, software engineer, humanitarian, and philanthropist. Alongside Bill Gates, Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution and later became the world's largest PC software company

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What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?

A) Proverbial heigh B) Skilful stone cutting
C) Excellent quality steel D) Statue of Buddha on top
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Excellent quality steel

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Who was conferred the Arjuna Award for wrestling in 2015?

A) Babita Kumari B) Abhilasha Shashikant
C) Yumnan Sanathoi Devi D) M.R. Poovamma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Babita Kumari

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