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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 acid is secreted by certain glandular cells in the stomach lining?

A) Hydrochloric  B) Ethanoic
C) Formic D) Nitric
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hydrochloric 

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There are usually three Parliamentary sessions in India, viz, the Budget session, the Monsoon session and _______.

 

A) the Autumn session   B) the Summer session  
C) the Winter session   D) None of these  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the Winter session  

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

They said, “We are starting now."

 

A) They said that we were starting then. B) They said that they were starting now.
C) They said that they would be starting now. D) They said that they were starting then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) They said that they were starting then.

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According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, with spending of $55.9 Billion in 2016, which country became world’s fifth-largest military spender?

A) China B) USA
C) Russia D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Explanation:

The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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Plane that dropped atomic bomb?

Answer

Enola Gay.

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What is the principal focus of a spherical mirror?

A) It is a point from which the rays of light appear to be coming from on the principal axis of a convex mirror B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis
C) It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part D) It is the midpoint of a spherical mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis

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Who of the following is considered as the father of "Green Revolution"?

A) Dr. Norman Borlaug   B) Dr. MS Swaminathan  
C) Dr. Manmohan Singh   D) Dr. Henry Ford  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Norman Borlaug  

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