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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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Plants grow in size because of 

A) addition of cells B) increase in size of cells
C) enlargement of cells D) elongation of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) addition of cells

Explanation:

Plants grow in size both in height and in grith. Enlargement  of cells already present cannot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A place of shelter for ships

A) Harbour B) Helipad
C) Port D) Barrack
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harbour

Explanation:
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Q:

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive which means that they

A) are medicated B) interfere with everyday life
C) cause of stress D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) interfere with everyday life

Explanation:

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive which means that they interfere with everyday life.

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Q:

Is cholesterol Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic?

A) Hydrophobic B) Hydrophilic
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Cholesterol is referred as an amphipathic molecule, that it contains its hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.

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Q:

Income taxes are allocated to

A) discontinued operations B) prior period adjustments
C) extraordinary items D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Income taxes are allocated to extraordinary items, discontinued operations and prior period adjustments.

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Consider the following statement :“A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.”The above statement is attributed to

A) Sardar Patel B) Winston Churchill
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Baden-Powell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

According to Gandhiji, A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service. Such bodies are not made, in my opinion, on the football field. They are made on cornfields and farms.

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The House of Representatives has the special power to

A) conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate. B) impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
C) vote to impeach a government official. D) impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vote to impeach a government official.

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The Bantu were experts in this form of metallurgy

A) Copper B) Gold
C) Iron D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iron

Explanation:

The Bantu were comprised of more than 500 ethnic groups of Africa for migrations. The Bantu were experts in the form of iron metallurgy. 

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