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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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__________ amends the Constitution.

A) Ministry of Defence B) Prime Minister's Office
C) Parliament D) Securities and Exchange Board of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parliament

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Which one of the following statements with regard to volcanoes is not correct?

A) Stratovolcanoes produce lava flows that initially follow valleys but are highly resistant to erosion. B) The surrounding areas can remain highlands, lava ridges or mesas.
C) Hawaiian shield volcanoes are eroded by steams that form deeply carved valleys with steeply sloping heads. D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.

Explanation:

Stratovolcano,    also    known    as acomposite  volcano,  is  aconical volcanobuilt  up  by  many  layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash. Because it is stratified, therefore  it  will  definitely  form  a volcano cone.

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Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by

A)  oxides of nitrogen and sulphur B)  oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous
C) oxides of carbon and nitrogen D)  oxides of nitrogen and methane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) oxides of carbon and nitrogen

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Who is the current(as of February 2018) President of the Indian Olypic Association?

A) Abhnav Bindra B) Prannoy Roy
C) Narinder Dhruv Batra D) Sharad Pawar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narinder Dhruv Batra

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If two goods are complements, then

A) the cross-price elasticity of demand will be positive B) an increase in the price of one good will increase demand for the other
C) the cross-price elasticity of demand will be negative D) both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) both B & C

Explanation:

In economics, If two goods are complements, then the cross elasticity of demand is negative. That means a good's demand is increased when the price of another good is decreased. Conversely, the demand for a good is decreased when the price of another good is increased. It is opposite of substitute goods. 

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Against the clock

 

A) One can't fight one's fate B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline
C) Time will march on ceaselessly irrespective of what you do D) The person who manages time will be successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline

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The absolute refractive index of air is

A) 1.03 B) 1.00003
C) 1.003 D) 1.0003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1.0003

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Which State in India is the highest producer of raw silk?

A) Kerala B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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