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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
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Which factor affects the heart rate in mammals?

A) Need for oxygen B) RBC count in blood
C) Blood type D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Need for oxygen

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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.

 

Business is for profits and the spirit of __________________ and driving high performance are encouraged in a ______________ environment. Also, in a democratic country like India, perceived _______________ in the distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial to hold the fabric of its society, be it the citizens __________ the country or employees of a corporation. The evolution of compensation practices in India over the ____________ five decades demonstrates the changes that have taken place.

 

India over the ____________ five decades

 

A) lastly B) lasting
C) at last D) last
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) last

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Who is the only Indian economist to have won the Nobel prize?

A) Avinash Dixit B) Amit Mishra
C) Amartya Sen D) Abhijit Banerjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amartya Sen

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Resul Pookutty won Oscars for the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in the category of _____ .

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

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The existence of a parallel economy (black money) ___________.

A) makes economy more competitive B) makes the monetary policies less effective
C) ensures a better distribution of income and wealth D) ensures increasing productive investment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) makes the monetary policies less effective

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Adolf Hitler committed suicide in _______.

A) 1915 B) 1925
C) 1935 D) 1945
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1945

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Who is the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog ?

A) Dr. Bibek Debroy B) Dr. V.K. Saraswat
C) Dr. Arvind Panagariya D) Arun Jaitley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. Arvind Panagariya

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What was the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for India in 2016-17 Financial Year?

A) 6.10% B) 7.10%
C) 8.10% D) 6.70%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.10%

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