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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
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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The frictional force exerted by fluids is also called ________.

A) drag B) buoyancy
C) upthrust D) convection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) drag

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The washing machine works on the principle of ____________

A) Dialysis B) Diffusion
C) Reverse osmosis D) Centrifugation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Centrifugation

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is (E), ie ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)The consolation messages (A) / received on the(B)/ demise of Mrs. Malhotra (C) / speaks highly of her enormity. (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

Explanation:

Here, the error is in part 4. As 'messages' is plural “speaks” will be replaced by “speak”. The rule applied is of subject verb agreement

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In which graphics, digital photos and scanned images are typically stored with extensions such as.bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or.gif?

A) Bitmap B) Pixels
C) Plane D) Both Bitmap and Pixels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bitmap

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Which one of the following States of India is not covered by Food Forecasting Stations set up by the Central Water Commission?

 

A) Rajasthan B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Tripura D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Presently, there are 226 flood forecasting stations consisting of 166 level forecasting stations for villages and towns and 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the country. Existing flood forecasting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river basins / sub-basins in the country.

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Q:

Which vitamin is required for hair growth?

A) Vitamin C B) Niacin
C) Biotin D) Vitamin D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Biotin

Explanation:

We require vitamins B & C for hair growth. But Vitamin B such as Vitamin B7 or Biotin is required for the growth of hair.

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The family is a social institution that is found in

A) every society B) high-income nations but not in most low-income nations
C) most but not all societies D) about half of human societies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) every society

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Q:

Enzymes are important because they

A) maintain cell shape B) transfer genetic information
C) contain water D) speeds up chemical reactions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) speeds up chemical reactions

Explanation:

Enzymes in the body are those which play an important role of breaking down the larger molecules to small and speeds up the chemical reactions.

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