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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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The sensation of sound persists in the human brain for about:

A) 0.5 sec B) 0.2 sec
C) 0.1 sec D) 1 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.1 sec

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Name the first civilian president of Myanmar.

A) Htin Kyaw B) Myint Swe
C) Henry VanThio D) Thein Sein
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Htin Kyaw

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The Government of India in the Month of November 2015 decided to allow foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to increase stakes in local defence units to 49%. What was the earlier permissible rate?

 

A) 10% B) 16%
C) 25% D) 24%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24%

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Which one reveals, more appropriately, functioning of the heart?

A) Electrocardiogram B) Echocardiogram
C) Stethoscope D) Lipid profile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Echocardiogram

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Which of the following is the most common kidney stone-forming compound?

A) Calcium oxalate B) Magnesium oxide
C) Sodium bicarbonate D) Magnesium citrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcium oxalate

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of dicotyledons plants?

A) These plants have a tap root B) These plants have reticulate venation
C) These plants have fibrous roots D) These plants have 2 cotyledons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) These plants have fibrous roots

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Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

A) has excessive daytime sleepiness B) has excess heart rate
C) has excess body pains D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) has excessive daytime sleepiness

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Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person has excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep/wake disorder.

 

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Which type of pathogen causes the water­borne disease Salmonellosis?

A) Algal B) Parasitic
C) Bacterial D) Viral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bacterial

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