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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
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In a Cinema hall, the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by 2%. Then the intensity of illumination on the screen is 

A) decreased by 2% B) decreased by 4%
C) increased by 2% D) increased by 4%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decreased by 4%

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An element which is preserved under water is 

A) sodium B) sulphur
C) red phosphorus D) white phosphorus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) white phosphorus

Explanation:

White phosphorus undergoes spontaneous combustion when exposed to air. In order to prevent this spontaneous ignition, it is preserved under water. 

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The fundamental particles present in equal numbers in neutral atoms are

A) protons and electrons B) neutrons and electrons
C) protons and neutrons D) protons and positrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) protons and electrons

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First Bank to introduce ATM in India is ?

A) ICICI Bank B) HSBC Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) YES Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) HSBC Bank

Explanation:

HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is the first bank to introduce ATM concept in India in the year 1987 in Mumbai.

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

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Computer programs are written in a high level programming language, however the human readable version of a program is called _______

A) Cache B) Instruction set
C) Source code D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Source code

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Among the following animals , the figures of which are found in the state emblem of india?

A) Bull, deer and eagle B) Deer and elephant
C) Elephant, Tiger and Bull D) Horse and Bull
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Horse and Bull

Explanation:

Refer National symbols

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Who was the modern world's first woman head of government ?

A) Indira Gandhi B) Sirimao Bandaru nayake
C) Isabel Peron D) Golda Mayor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sirimao Bandaru nayake

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Age of a Candidate to contest Parliamentary election should not be lesser than

A) 18 years B) 21 years
C) 25 years D) 26 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25 years

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