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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 among the following is a recipient of first Life time Achievement award initiated by Badminton Association of India?

A) G.S.S.V.Prasad B) Nandu Patekar
C) P. Gopichand D) Prakash Padukone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prakash Padukone

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The latest information about agriculture markets is collected and published by the ___________.

A) Food Corporation of India B) Directorate of Economics and Statistics
C) National Council of Applied Economic Research D) Indian Statistical Institute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Directorate of Economics and Statistics

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Which of the following disease is not caused by water pollution?

A) Cholera B) Typhoid
C) Asthma D) Diarrhoea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asthma

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A. R. Rahman won Oscars for the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in the category of _____ .

A) Best Sound Mixing B) Best Original Score
C) Best Picture D) Best Foreign Language Film
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Best Original Score

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What were the names of Atom Bombs dropped on Japan?

A) Little Boy & Fat Man B) Little Man & Fat Boy
C) Little Girl & Fat Woman D) Little Woman & Fat Girl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Little Boy & Fat Man

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

"In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry'."

 

A) each B) all
C) any D) every
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) every

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Which of the following award is to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation?

A) Padma Bhushan B) Param Vir Chakra
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Padma Bhushan

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Friction is caused by the ______________ on the two surfaces in contact.

A) irregularities B) smoothness
C) densities D) gaps
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) irregularities

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