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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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Which of the following leads to the production of urea?

A) Synthesis of protein from amino acids B) Oxidation of glucose
C) Degradation of amino acids D) Incomplete oxidation of fatty acids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Degradation of amino acids

Explanation:

Urea is a by product of amino acid catabolism, Which occurs in the liver. The nitrogen in the  amino acid becomes converted to ammonia and this is further converted by the liver into urea

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Which Indian woman boxing player made the world record by winning the sixth World Championship gold medal in 2018?

A) Pinki Rani B) Sarjubala Devi
C) Mary Kom D) Harmanpreet Kaur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mary Kom

Explanation:

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Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, better known as Mary Kom is an Indian Olympic boxer from Manipur. She is the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the seven world championships.

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Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in 

A) Africa B) South America
C) Asia D) Europe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

Explanation:

The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Although I don’t have any special bond with the rank and folder of the Labour Union, I know some top engineers.

(i) in the rank and folders of the Labour Union

(ii) with the rank and portfolio of the Labour Union

(iii) with the rank and file of the Labour Union

A) Only (i) B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) (i) and (ii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only (iii)

Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘rank and file’ which means ‘the ordinary members of an organization’.
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Q:

One who believes in fate

A) Evitalist B) Fatalist
C) Believer D) Futurist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fatalist

Explanation:

One who believes in fate or luck is caled as Fatalist or determinist.

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Stretching exercises should ideally be performed

A) within a 5-minute time period B) 5 to 7 days a week
C) with a swinging, bouncing motion D) to the point of moderate pain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 to 7 days a week

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Q:

The process of bones increasing in width is known as

A) appositional growth B) concentric growth
C) closing of the epiphyseal plate D) long bones reaching adult length and width
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) appositional growth

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The book Mother India was authored by

A) Annie Besant B) Katherine Mayo
C) Mrinalini Sinha D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Katherine Mayo

Explanation:

The book Mother India (1927) is a polemical book by American historian Katherine Mayo which attacks Indian society, religion and culture.

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