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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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The astronomer who discovered planet Pluto was ___.

A) Sylvain Arend B) Joseph Asbrook
C) Edwin Hubble D) Clyde Tombaugh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Clyde Tombaugh

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A) I – 2, II – 3, III – 1, IV – 4 B) I – 3, II – 1, III – 4, IV – 2
C) I – 2, II – 4, III – 1, IV – 3 D) I – 1, II – 4, III – 3, IV – 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I – 1, II – 4, III – 3, IV – 2

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For what is Mohs scale used?

A) To measure brightness of a substance B) To measure viscosity of a liquid
C) To measure elasticity of a material D) To measure hardness of minerals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To measure hardness of minerals

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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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On 29 September 2017, SEBI allowed Sovereign wealth fund and other long term Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to buy corporate debt up to ______ in infrastructure sector.

 

A) Rs 9500 crore B) Rs 5000 crore
C) Rs 15,000 crore D) Rs 20,000 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 9500 crore

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Where did Rani Lakshmi Bai die fighting the British?

A) Varanasi B) Gwalior
C) Morar D) Jhansi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gwalior

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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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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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