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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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Which of the following deserts is rich in gold reserves?

A)  Arabian B)  Thar
C) Mongolian D)  Atacama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Atacama

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The potential difference between the terminals of an electric heater is 60 V when it draws a current of 4 A from the source. What current will the heater draw if the potential difference is increased to 127.5 V ?

A) 8.5 A B) 24 A
C) 10 A D) 12 A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8.5 A

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Who among the following is associated as a head with the High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) formed by the Reserve Bank of India?

A) S Venkitaraman B) G. Ambegaokar
C) Yeshwant M. Deosthalee D) R S Gujral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Yeshwant M. Deosthalee

Explanation:

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India which will be headed by Yeshwant M. Deosthalee.

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Ayurveda originated from which veda?

A) Rig Veda B) Yajur Veda
C) Atharva Veda D) Sama Veda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rig Veda

Explanation:

Rig veda   =  ayurveda


Yajur veda =  dhanurvedha


Samavedha  =  gandharvavedha


Atharvaveda  =  shilpa veda

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

He had had a short illness, there (had been) a brief time of acute suffering, then all was over.

 

A) have been B) have being
C) had being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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______ decreases the rate of setting of cement.

A) Alumina B) Silica
C) Gypsum D) Magnesium oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gypsum

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When ice cubes are made, the entropy of water

A) does not change B) decreases
C) increases D) may either increase or decrease depending on the process used
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decreases

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

HOODWINK

A) DECEIVE B) NEGATE
C) UPSET D) COVER
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DECEIVE

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