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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.


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Which country has topped the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ?

A) China B) Nepal
C) Russia D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

Explanation:

India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled “The Age of Focus” ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.

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The country with longest coastline in the world is

A) Canada B) Norway
C) Russia D) Greenland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

Explanation:

Canada has the longest coastline than any other countries in the world. It measures 1,51,020 miles long approximately. Norway, Indonesia, Greenland and Russia being in 2, 3, 4 and 5th places.

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The electrical domestic tube light gives white fluorescent light because of

A) colision between molecules of filled gas under electric current B) heavy current
C) vacuum inside the tube D) falling of ultra violet rays on the white inner coating of the tube
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) falling of ultra violet rays on the white inner coating of the tube

Explanation:

The ultraviolet rays have high frequency and shorter wavelength are converted to visible white light with lower frequency and greater wave length

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When was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojana Launched

A) 1985 B) 1987
C) 1991 D) 1989
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1989

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The Earthquake at Sagami bay in Japan which killed two and half lakh people was an example of

A) Tectonic earthquake B) Plutonic earthquake
C) Main induced evarthquake D) Isostatic earthquake
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tectonic earthquake

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India has ranked _____ rank in World Bank's 'Ease of doing business' index.

A) 100 B) 101
C) 99 D) 102
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 100

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Which action is an example of domestic policy?

A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles B) A governor decides against running for a second term
C) The president negotiates a peace treaty between two warring nations D) Congress passes a law that grants tax credits for installing solar panels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles

Explanation:

Domestic policy is an area of public policy which concerns laws, government programs, and administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders.

It differs from foreign policy, which refers to the ways a government advances its interests in world politics.

 

Hence, Option A, The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles is an example of domestic policy action.

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Hepatitis virus destroys the cells and may cause the disease

A) Jaundice B) Malaria
C) Typhoid D) Elephantiasis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jaundice

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