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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?

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The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in india is based on which one of the following

A) Parlimentary Commissioner of UK B) Ombudsman in Scandinavia
C) Procurator General of Russia D) Council of state in France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ombudsman in Scandinavia

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The Computer size was very large in

A) Fourth Generation B) Third Generation
C) Second Generation D) First Generation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) First Generation

Explanation:

The First Generation Computers size was very large. 

 

Since the First generation computers used 1000s of vacuum tubes that required lot of space made them gigantic in size. Single transistor could replace 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC chip replaced 1000s of transistors made computers smaller and more speedy.

 

It is obvious that computers developed with more power, reliability, speed and smaller sizes due to the enhancement of technology.

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Who formulates fiscal policy in India?

A) Ministry of Finance B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) D) Finance Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ministry of Finance

Explanation:

In India, Fiscal Policy is formulated by the Ministry of Finance.

 

Fiscal policy is playing an important role on the economic and social front of a country. Traditionally, fiscal policy is concerned with the determination of state income and expenditure policy. But with the passage of time, the importance of fiscal policy has been increasing continuously for attaining rapid economic growth.

An effective fiscal policy is composed of policy decisions relating to the entire financial structure of the government including tax revenue, public expenditures, loans, transfers, debt management, budgetary deficit, etc.

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At which city the 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) was held in November 2017?

 

A) Dhaka B) Kathmandu
C) Colombo D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kathmandu

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Gilead' is Don Winslow.
2. The author of the novel 'Wolf Hall' is Stephen Dobyns.
3. The author of the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is Harper Lee.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2

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Cobalt - 60 is commonly used in radiation therapy because it emits

A) alpha - rays B) beta rays
C) gamma rays D) X - rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gamma rays

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'A Head Full of Ghosts' is M.R Carey.
2. The author of the novel 'The Cartel' is Don Winslow.
3. The author of the novel 'Dodgers' is Bill Beverly.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 and 3

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which company uses tagline "Drive your way" ?

A) Yamaha B) Toyota
C) Erickson D) Hyundai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hyundai

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