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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

A) Buckminster Fuller B) Sir William Grove
C) Sylvester Graham D) Joyce Hall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir William Grove

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Majid Gyre is a feature of which of the following Oceans  ?

A) Indian Ocean B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indian Ocean

Explanation:

The Indian Ocean consists of one gyre, the Indian Ocean (Majid) Gyre, which exists mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is named after Ahmad Bin Majid, the 15th-century Arab mariner. Following shows the Oceans and their respective Gyres

 Indian Ocean            -        Majid Gyre

North Atlantic Ocean   -       Columbus Gyre

South Atlantic Ocean  -       Prince Henry Gyre

North Pacific Ocean     -      Turtle Gyre

South Pacific Ocean    -       Heyerdahl Gyre

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After independence, the first state organized on the basis of language age is  ?

A) Karnataka B) Punjab
C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

A) Golf tee B) Motorboat
C) Water skis D) Hang glider
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Water skis

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Q:

What type of simple machine is an axe?

A) Lever B) Wedge
C) Both A & B D) The screw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The simple machine Axe is made up of both the lever arm and a wedge.

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A method of providing virtual memory is called _____.

A) Fragmentation B) Segmentation
C) De-fragmentation D) Paging
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Segmentation

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Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test ?

A) Jasu Patel B) Kapil Dev
C) Harbajan Singh D) B. S. Chandra Sekhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harbajan Singh

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The third vehicle in Buddhism was Known as

A) Mahasanghika B) Zen
C) Vajrayana D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vajrayana

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