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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
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Which of the following minerals is not found in the plateau regions?

A) Coal B) Iron ore
C) Mineral oil   D) Manganese  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mineral oil  

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In which year did Vivekananda participate in the Parliament of the World's Religions?

A) 1893 AD B) 1895 AD
C) 1897 AD D) 1899 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1893 AD

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Dehradun is the capital city of _____.

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Tripura D) Arunachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttarakhand

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Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory in which one of his books ?

A) The families of flowering plant B) The origin of species
C) The life on earth D) The story of the living world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The origin of species

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

They will advise me about the price of the accessories.

A) I will have been advised about the price of the accessories. B) I would have been advised about the price of the accessories.
C) I shall be advised about the price of the accessories. D) I would have had been advised about the price of the accessories.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I shall be advised about the price of the accessories.

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Who won Nobel prize for Physics in 2015?

A) Hiroshi Amano B) Takaaki Kajita
C) Isamu Akasaki D) Makoto Kobayashi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Takaaki Kajita

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In how many test matches did Ravichandran Ashwin achieve the feat of becoming the fastest player in the world (in terms of number of matches) to get 300 wickets in test cricket in November 2017?

A) 52 B) 56
C) 54 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 54

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If the initial velocity of a car is 5 m/s, and the final velocity is 10 m/s in 5s, then the acceleration is ___.

A) 10 m/s2 B) 0.1 m/s2
C) 1 m/s2 D) 5 m/s2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 m/s2

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