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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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Red Soil is commonly found in the States of :

A) Punjab and Rajasthan B) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
C) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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The computer that process both analog and digital is called

A) Hybrid computer B) Mainframe computer
C) Digital computer D) Analog computer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hybrid computer

Explanation:

The computer that process both analog and digital is called Hybrid computer.

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What region is also referred as the  " Garden of southern India " ?

A) Western Ghats B) Nilgiris
C) Cauvery Delta D) Cardamom Hills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cauvery Delta

Explanation:

Cauvery river also known as Dakshin Ganga is one of the major rivers in the south Indian region. On its course to Bay of Bengal, Cauvery gets branched into many distributaries forming many fertile deltas. It is for this reason that Cauvery is also known as the “garden of southern India.”

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The presence or absence of hydroxy group on which carbon atom of sugar differentiates RNA and DNA ?

A) 4th B) 2nd
C) 3rd D) 1st
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2nd

Explanation:

RNA has hydroxy group attached at the 2nd C-atom while DNA does not.

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Which bank has the tagline - Your Trusted Family Bank?

A) Indian Overseas Bank B) Dena Bank
C) Indian Bank D) Yes Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dena Bank

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Dena Bank Ltd was an Indian public sector bank with the tagline " Your Trusted Family Bank ". It was headquartered in Mumbai. The bank was founded in 1938 and the Indian government nationalized it in 1969.

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Which Company has launched 'Citizen First' advertisement campaign?

A) Infosys B) NGC
C) ITC D) Reliance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ITC

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The image of an object formed on the retina of the eye is 

A) virtual and upright B) virtual and inverted
C) real and inverted D) Real and upright
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) real and inverted

Explanation:

Although  the image is inverted the mental interpretation of the effect on the retina is as though it is erect

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The United Nations declared 2006 as the International year of

A) Deserts and Desertification B) World population
C) Communication D) Elderly persons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deserts and Desertification

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