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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.


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The term 'Dumping' refers to

A) The sale of a sub­standard commodity B) Sale in a foreign market of a commodity at a price below marginal cost
C) Sale in a foreign market of a commodity just at marginal cost with too much of profit D) Smuggling of goods without paying any customs duty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sale in a foreign market of a commodity at a price below marginal cost

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In India, planning commission was replaced by

A) UPSC B) NITI Aayog
C) National Development Council D) NMDC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NITI Aayog

Explanation:

The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India started by Jawaharlal Nehru, The First Prime Minister of Independent India, in the year 1950. Later, this was replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015 by now and than Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process.

 

NITI Aayog means National Institute for Transforming India. Narendra Modi is the Chairman of NITI Aayog.

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Q:

The long run aggregate supply curve is vertical because

A) there is no cyclical inflation B) potential GDP is low
C) at full employment prices are stable D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at full employment prices are stable

Explanation:

The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical because it is at the full-employment or potential output. Because the economy's potential output is determined by the availability and productivity of real resources, not by the price level. That means that even if demand increases, firms can't hire new workers and expand because everyone is already working.

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Q:

India's largest start up ecosystem has launched in which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Uttarakhand D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

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Q:

How long is a term in the house of representatives?

A) 5 B) 2
C) 4 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year.

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The swift movement of the falling water droplets along with the rising air create lightning and sound. It is this event that we call a ________________.

A) thunderstorm B) hail
C) twister D) cloudburst
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) thunderstorm

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Which characteristic is a property of molecular substances?

A) good heat conductivity B) high melting point
C) good heat conductivity D) low melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) low melting point

Explanation:

The substances in which two or more atoms are attached together are called as molecular substances. 

 

Properties of molecular substances ::

 

1. Molecular substances are bonded with covalent bonds

2. Bad heat conductivity

3. Bad electrical conductivity

4. Have low melting points.

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What was India's rank in the latest ICC One Day International Rankings?

A) 1st B) 2nd
C) 3rd D) 4th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2nd

Explanation:

India's rank in the latest ICC One Day International Rankings is Second. England tops the list followed by India, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia in the list.

 

Whereas India's rank in the latest ICC Test International Rankings is First followed by South Africa and England in 2nd and 3rd places.

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