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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
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Which of the following is a renewable resource of energy?

A) Hydrogen fuel B) Wind energy
C) Solar energy D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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Where is the Headquarters of WTO

A) Vienna B) Paris
C) Berne D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Geneva

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Q:

Father of Civil Service in India?

A) Lord Carnwallis B) Sir Charles Metcalfe
C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Carnwallis

Explanation:

Father of Civil Service in India is Lord Carnwallis.

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Q:

When the employer receives an OSHA citation, it must be

A) Posted for 3 days or until the violation is fixed. B) Signed and returned to OSHA.
C) Copied and mailed to each worker. D) Contested and filed with the courts.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Posted for 3 days or until the violation is fixed.

Explanation:

OSHA's mission is to protect the safety and health of America's workers. When the employer receives an OSHA citation, it must be posted for 3 days or until the violation is fixed.

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What is the Focus of an Earthquake?

Answer

A Focus of an earthquake is the location where the earthquake begins. The ground ruptures at this spot, then seismic waves radiate outward in all directions.

At this focus point, the release of energy due to faulting actually occurs during an earthquake. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called Epicenter.


The focus is also called as Hypocenter as it is the synonym of the focus.

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Q:

Unemployment would cause an economy to

A) produce outside its production possibilities frontier B) produce inside it's production possibilities frontier
C) produce on it's production possibilites frontier D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) produce inside it's production possibilities frontier

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Q:

The caves of Ajanta are famous for

A) paintings B) terra-cotta
C) sculpture D) temples
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) paintings

Explanation:

The caves of Ajanta are famous for paintings.

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Which is required for karst topography to form?

A) Limestone B) Sinkholes
C) Both A & B D) Rain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Karst topography is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

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