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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)
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Panchayatiraj form of rural government was first adopted by 

A) Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan & West Bengal
C) Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh D) Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh

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Name the clan Buddha belonged to

A) Gnathrika B) Maurya
C) Sakya D) Kuru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sakya

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At present, scientists can determine the arrangement or relative positions of genes of DNA sequences on a chromosome. How does this knowledge benefit us?

1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock.
2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases.
3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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A prescribed set of well-defined instructions for solving mathematical problems is called ________

A) A compiler B) A code
C) A description D) An algorithm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An algorithm

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A person who loves everybody

A) Humanist B) Cosmopolitan
C) Fatalist D) Altruist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Altruist

Explanation:

One word substitute for A person who loves everybody is Altruist. Altruism is the belief that the well-being of others is equally, if not more, important than the well-being or survival of the self. Further, altruism involves selfless acts or undertakings that put the welfare of others before one's own.

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In which of the following animals is respiration done by skin?

A) Flying fish B) Sea horse
C) Frog D) Chemeleon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Frog

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Ethanol is converted into ethoxy ethane,

A) by heating excess of ethanol with conc. H2SO4 at 140°C B) by treating with conc. H2SO4 at room temperature
C) by treating with conc. H2SO4 at 273 K D) by heating Ethanol with excess of conc. H2SO4 at 443 K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) by heating excess of ethanol with conc. H2SO4 at 140°C

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How many layers of skin does a human have?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

The human skin is made of 3 layers. They are ::

1) The Epidermis

2) The Dermis

3) The Hypodermis

 

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Epidermis :: 

It is the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.

 

Demis ::

It is beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands.

 

Hypodermis ::

It is deeper layer and is made of fat and connective tissue.

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