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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
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Fifth generation computer is also known as

A) Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) B) Knowledge information processing system
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Knowledge information processing system

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Who is the author of the book 'WE INDIANS'

A) Khushwant Singh B) Mulk Raj Anand
C) Nirad C. Chaudhary D) Subramanya Swamy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Khushwant Singh

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What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A) 7-Up B) Yoo-Hoo
C) Pepsi D) Hawaiian Punch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7-Up

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Who was the first Indian to be honoured with a lifetime achivement Oscar award

A) Salim Ali B) Pandit Ravi Shankar
C) Satyajit Roy D) Bachchendri pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Satyajit Roy

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Which of the following does not contain the material particles

A) alpha - rays B) beta - rays
C) gamma - rays D) anode rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gamma - rays

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Vitamins are

A) Macro Nutrients B) Micro nutrients
C) Essential Amino acids D) Non essential Amino acids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Micro nutrients

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The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be started from which of the following states?

A) Telangana B) Karnataka
C) Odisha D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

Explanation:

The 30th International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be held in Gujarat from January 8 to 13, 2017. Apart from this, three other international kite festivals will be held in different parts of India viz. Telangana International Kite Festival will be held in Hyderabad on January 14 and 15, the Delhi International Kite Festival from January 16 to 17 and the Belgaum International Kite Festival from January 18 to 22.

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Q:

Poison glands of snakes are homologous to

A) sebaceous glands of mammals B) salivary glands of vertebrates
C) stings of rays D) electric organs of fishes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) salivary glands of vertebrates

Explanation:

Here Homologous Means having the same relation or relative position or structure. 

Here in snakes poison is in glands and here salivary glands are in Vertebrates.

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