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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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The maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a water molecule is...........

A) 1 B) 3
C) 4 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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Which of the following was most probably the first metal to be used in India?

A) copper B) Gold
C) Siver D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) copper

Explanation:

The earliest historic evidences of use of metal are of Chalcolithic Age or Stone-Copper Age, which covered the period from 1800 - 800 BC. This period was by the use of Copper as well as stone.

 

Hence, the first metal to be used in India is Copper.

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Q:

Consent of the People means

A) All the People B) Majority of People
C) Leader of the People D) A few People
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Majority of People

Explanation:

Consent of the People means the Majority of People, as expressed by votes in elections.

Consent of the governed refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and lawful when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised.

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Which of the following sectors is NOT considered ' Infrastructure Sector '

A) Software B) Cement
C) Petroleum D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Software

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Tides are primarily a result of the  ____ ?

A) Attraction of the Moon B) Farrel's law
C) Ocean Currents D) Earth's pressure system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Attraction of the Moon

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What Does BIOS Stand For

A) Backup Input Output System B) Battery Integrated Operating Setup
C) Basic Input Output System D) Better Integrated Operating System
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Basic Input Output System

Explanation:

BIOS in computers stands for Basic Input Output System.

 

BIOS is a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.

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Which Indian city has been ranked the world's second most densely populated city with 31,700 people per sq km, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data  ?

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

Explanation:

Mumbai has been ranked the world's second most densely populated city with 31,700 people per sq km, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data. Bangladesh's capital Dhaka topped the list with 44,500 people per sq km. Rajasthan's Kota has been ranked the world's seventh most densely populated city with 12,100 people per sq km.

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During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly delibrate upon and finalise the Constitution of India?

A) November,1946 - November, 1949 B) November,1947 - November, 1949
C) December,1946 - November, 1949 D) December,1947 - November, 1949
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) December,1946 - November, 1949

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