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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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Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in

A) Chhota Nagpur Plateau B) Karnataka Coast
C) Coromandal Coast D) Malwa plateau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

Explanation:

They are carried eastwards to West Bengal and Assam by westerly winds

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Q:

Who did not have an important role in the Swadeshi Movement ?

A) Muslims B) Students
C) Women D) Peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peasants

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Q:

The period after parturition in which animal produces milk is called as _____

A) Calving period B) Lactation period
C) Dry period D) Conception
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lactation period

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Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry  ?

A) N. K. Sinha B) Tapan Ray
C) Subhash C. Garg D) Kirti Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Subhash C. Garg

Explanation:

Subhash C. Garg, a 1983 batch lAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new the economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry. The post fell vacant after Shaktikanta Das retired on May 31, 2017. Currently, Tapan Ray, the corporate affairs secretary, has the additional charge of the economic affairs department. Prior to this appointment, Garg was Executive Director at World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.

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Q:

Richest Municipal Corporation in India?

A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai
C) Delhi D) Ludhiana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai

Explanation:

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Maharashtra is India's richest municipal corporation. The BMC's annual budget exceeds that of some of the smaller states of India.

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Who is known as the Second Law Officer of India?

A) Chief justice of India B) Law minister of India
C) Attorney general of India D) Solicitor general of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Solicitor general of India

Explanation:

The Solicitor General of India is the second law officer of the country.

 

The Solicitor General of India is below the Attorney General for India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.

 

The Solicitor General of India is appointed for the period of 3 years. He assists the Attorney General and is himself assisted by several Additional Solicitors General of India.

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Q:

The richest source of Vitamin D from food is

A) Cotton seed oil B) Olive oil
C) Cod liver oil D) Sunflower oil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cod liver oil

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Decibel is the unit of

A) speed of light B) intensity of sound
C) intensity of heat D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) intensity of sound

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