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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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Two greatest Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the 

A) Palas B) Paramaras
C) Chandelas D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palas

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Q:

The Legislature of the USA is known as the 

A) Commons B) Congress
C) Parliament D) Senate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Congress

Explanation:

The US Congress consists of two bodies 

a) the Senate and   b) the House of Representatives. The Senate, composed of 100 members (two Senators from each State), is a powerful body and exercises a very real influence in national affairs.

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Q:

The original ASCII code used ___________ bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Q:

Deficiency of 'Thiamine'

A) Beri-Beri B) Pellagra
C) Anaemia D) Rickets
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Beri-Beri

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Q:

The central Scientific Instruments Organisation is situated at  

A) Chennai B) Bangalore
C) Chandigarh D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chandigarh

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Q:

Economics deals primarily with the concept of

A) Poverty B) Money
C) Scarcity D) Banking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scarcity

Explanation:

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Economics deals primarily with the concept of Scarcity and choice. Scarcity is the limited availability of a commodity, which may be in demand in the market. Scarcity also includes an individual's lack of resources to buy commodities.

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Q:

A power that is vested in the president is

A) legally guaranteed by the Supreme Court B) legally guaranteed by the Constitution
C) subject to approval by the House D) subject to approval by the Senate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) legally guaranteed by the Constitution

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Q:

Qualm is the opposite of

A) confidence B) misgiving
C) doubt D) worry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) confidence

Explanation:

Qualm means feeling confused, uneasiness, very doubtful and being in worry.

 

Hence, among the given options, Qualm is the opposite of Confidence.

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