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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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The economy of the gilded age was characterized by

A) industry B) medicine
C) automobiles D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) industry

Explanation:

The economy of the gilded age was characterized by growth in industry.

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Which Governor-General prohibited practice of 'Sati' in 1829?

A) Sir George Barlow B) Lord William Bentinck
C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Minto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord William Bentinck

Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General who prohibited practice of 'Sati' in the year 1829.

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Who is the first woman to climb mount everest in the world ?

A) Santosh_Yadav B) Sungdare Sherpa
C) Junko Tabei D) Lhakpa Sherpa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Junko Tabei

Explanation:

Junko Tabei is the first woman to climb Mount Everest and she reached the summit of the world's highest peak in 1975

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Which state launched Kalia scholarship scheme to boost education for farmers children?

A) Odisha B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Odisha

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Q:

The odometer guage indicates

A) the distance travelled by a vehicle B) the depth of the ocean
C) pitch length D) frequency of the wave
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the distance travelled by a vehicle

Explanation:

The odometer or the odograph is an instrument used to indicate the distance travelled by the vehicle.

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Which city is the venue of the Women's World Boxing Championships 2018?

A) Pune B) New Delhi
C) Patna D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Delhi

Explanation:

New Delhi is the venue of the Women's World Boxing Championships 2018 started from Nov 15 to Nov 24.

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The (O-H) bond in CH3OH is _____.

A) polar covalent B) ionic
C) non polar covalent D) cationic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) polar covalent

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When some goods or productive factors are completely fixed in amount, regardless of price, the supply curve is

A) horizontal B) downward sloping to the right
C) vertical D) upward sloping to the right
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) upward sloping to the right

Explanation:

Although demand curves are typically downward sloping to reflect that consumers’ utility for a good diminishes with increased consumption, firm supply curves are generally upward sloping.The upward sloping character reflects that firms will be willing to increase production in response to a higher market price because the higher price may make additional production profitable.

 

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