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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?

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Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine

A) Charaka B) Susruta
C) Nagarjuna D) Jevaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Charaka

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Which of the following European Pharmaceutical companies is a subsidary of Ranbaxy group?

A) Basics GmbH B) Viatris GmbH
C) RPG Aventis D) Bayer AG
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPG Aventis

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Under which plan did the Government Introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Rrevolution

A) Second five year plan B) Third five year plan
C) Fourth five year plan D) Sixth five year plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Third five year plan

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Which is the only snake that builds nests ?

A) King Cobra B) Anaconda
C) Python D) Viper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) King Cobra

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Which of the following nations in India sub-continent generates about 5000 mw electricity the excesss of which would be imported by india?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhutan

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The nomenclature of the Executives Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from Sadar-i-Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by:

A) a Lok Sabha Resolution B) the executive order of the Parliament
C) the 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir D) the State Government under Article 371
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir

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Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?

A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini B) Sister Nivedita
C) Madamee Blavatsky D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini

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Mataji Maharani Tapaswini was one of the strongest proponents of female education in India. Her greatest contribution came in the form of the Mahakali Pathshala which she set up in Kolkata in 1893.

The school was a completely indigenous affair which did not rely on either foreign aid or assistance. The education of girls was carried out on a strictly national basis in the hopes that they would be able to revive and regenerate Hindu society.

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The energy associated with motion is called

A) Potential energy B) Kinetic energy
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kinetic energy

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Energy can be either a potential energy or a kinetic energy.

The energy associated with motion is called Kinetic energy and it can be stored. And the energy associated with position is called Potential energyand it cannot be stored.

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