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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Which among the following is not a dwarf planet?

A) Mars B) Makemake
C) Pluto D) Eris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mars

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Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Ali Brothers
C) M.A. Jinnah D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ali Brothers

Explanation:

The Khilafat movement, also known as the Indian Muslim movement (1919–24), was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India led by Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Abul Kalam Azad.

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What are the building blocks of Nucleic Acids?

A) Pentose Sugar B) DNA
C) RNA D) Nucleotides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nucleotides

Explanation:

The building blocks of the nucleic acids are "Nucleotides".

 

Each nucleotide are composed of three parts. They are ::

1.Pentose sugar

2.Nitrogenous bases

3.Phosphoric acid.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P- A sensitive mind easily absorbs the vibrations emanating from the thought of the people it associates with.
Q- We often say that a person is known by the company he keeps.
R- The violent can be made calm by exuding thought of love and compassion.
S- Visits to holy places are considered good because the good thoughts of the holy people gathered there and the ensuing vibrations definitely
affect one in a positive fashion.

A) RQPS B) QRSP
C) PQRS D) SRQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RQPS

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The epic, Silappadikaram refers to the 

A) story of Rama B) Jaina elements in the storyline
C) culture of Sri Lankan Buddhists D) cult of Shakti worship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jaina elements in the storyline

Explanation:

Silappadikaram is one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature. Epic revolves around Kannagi, who having lost her husband to a miscarriage of justice at the court of the Pandyan Dynasty, wreaks her revenge on his kingdom.

 

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech
 
The lawyer said to them, “Call the witness."

A)

The lawyer asked for the witness

 B)

The witness be called by the lawyer
C)

The lawyer called the witness

 D)

The lawyer commanded them to call the witness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

The lawyer commanded them to call the witness



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Q:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is

A) small pox B) poliomyelitis
C) leprosy D) seizures
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) small pox

Explanation:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is small pox. Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977 and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980.

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Administered prices refer to

Answer

Administered prices are prices set by government or firms which are not determined by regular market forces. They do not vary in response to short-run fluctuations in demand and supply conditions.


Examples include price controls and rent controls.

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