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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
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Myopia affects which of the following organs?

A) Heart B) Skin
C) Eyes D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eyes

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) B2H6 B) NF3
C) CCl3F D) C6H6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CCl3F

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Humayun (1530–1540 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Mughal
C) Maurya D) Haryanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mughal

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Who is the winner of 2017 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix?

A) Sebastian Vettel B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Valtteri Bottas D) Kimi Raikkonen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sebastian Vettel

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When there is only one buyer and one seller of product, it is called _____ situation.

A) Public monopoly B) Bilateral monopoly
C) Franchised monopoly D) Monopsony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bilateral monopoly

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Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

A) Hydropower plants B) Nuclear power plants
C) Thermal power plants D) Wind energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal power plants

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About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.

India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation.

 

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The term of a Governor is

A) 4 Years B) 5 Years
C) 6 Years D) 3 Years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 Years

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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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