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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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The National Highway -1 connects Delhi to ________

A) Chennai B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai D) Amritsar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amritsar

Explanation:

It passes through Ambala and Jalandhar

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Q:

The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

A) Mahabharat B) Chhandogya Upanishad
C) Anguttar Nikaya D) Samyukta Nikaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Anguttar Nikaya

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Q:

The default header for a worksheet is

A) The date and time B) User name
C) Date & Time D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

MS Excel is the widely used worksheet in computer applications. We can add what we want in the header and footer of MS Excel sheets.

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Q:

The base year for computation of National Income in India is

A) 1990 - 91 B) 1993 - 94
C) 1999 - 2000 D) 2000 - 01
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1993 - 94

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Who is appointed as ambassador for ICC Women's world cup 2017 by the ICC ?

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Veerender Sehwag
C) Virat Kohli D) Rahul Dravid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sachin Tendulkar

Explanation:

ICC appoints Sachin Tendulkar as an ambassador for ICC Women's world cup 2017.

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Q:

Formatting a cell in currency you can specify

A) Percentage symbol B) Currency symbol
C) Decimal places D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Currency symbol

Explanation:

Formatting a cell in currency you can specify Currency symbol.

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Q:

Which is the gas used for making vegetables and vanaspathi from vegetable oils?

A) Hydrogen B) Nitrogen
C) Argon D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hydrogen

Explanation:

Hydrogen gas is used for making vegetables and vanaspathi from vegetable oils.

As it is colourless, odourless, tasteless, flammable gaseous substance, it is added to oils to make them more solid or spreadable.

The use of hydrogenation helps to prolong the shelf life of the food and maintain flavour stability.

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Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

A) Third and Fourth stanza B) The whole song
C) First and Second stanzav D) Only the first stanza
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only the first stanza

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