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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 metals does NOT react with cold or hot water?

A) Aluminium B) Potassium
C) Sodium D) Calcium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aluminium

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Bahadur Shah I (1707–1712 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Maurya
C) Mughal D) Haryanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughal

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National sport of Argentina?

A) Football B) Archery
C) Volleyball D) Pato
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pato

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Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book 'Things to Leave Behind'?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) Anosh Irani
C) Namita Gokhale D) Vikram Seth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Namita Gokhale

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On 3 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Site and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which amends the ______.

 

A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 B) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1978
C) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1988 D) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1996
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958

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The headquarter of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in _____.

A) London, UK B) Vienna, Austria
C) Paris, France D) Beijing, China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris, France

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The headquarter of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in Paris, France.

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What is the present Personal Income Tax exemption limit for male individuals below 60 years of age & HUF (FY 2015-16)?

A) Rs. 2.5 lakhs B) Rs. 3 lakhs
C) Rs. 1.5 lakhs D) Rs. 4 lakhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 2.5 lakhs

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If a consumer's demand for a good moves in the same direction as the consumer's income, the consumer's demand for that good must be inversely related to the price of the good is called __________.

A) Law of demand B) Law of supply
C) Law of substitution D) Law of optimal choice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Law of demand

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