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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
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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Give me a word that means the opposite of dull?

A) Sharp B) Bright
C) Exciting D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Dull means not sharp, not shining, not bright, ...

 

Hence, the given words are all that means the opposite of dull.

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What Australina player was known as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the team

A) Geoff lawson B) Merv Hughes
C) Mike Veletta D) Mike Whitney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Merv Hughes

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What contributed most to Clive's victory over Siraj-ud-daulah at the Battle of Plassey?

A) Death of Mir Madan B) Bravery of Clive
C) Treachery of Mir Jafar D) Military skill of Kil-trick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Treachery of Mir Jafar

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As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commissions what should be the share of states in net proceeds of Shareable Central Taxes?

A) 20% B) 25.5%
C) 30.5% D) 33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30.5%

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Q:

The support cells of the nervous system are

A) astrocytes B) oligodendrocytes
C) ependymal cells D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The support cells of the nervous system are Glia, also called glial cells or neuroglia. In the central nervous system, there are four types of supporting cells. They are ::

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* Astrocytes

* Microglial cells

* Ependymal cells

* Oligodendrocytes

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Q:

How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan?

A) 25 B) 17
C) 48 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of India is 552 members made up of up to 530 members representing people of the states of India and up to 20 members representing people from the Union Territories on the basis of their population and 2 Anglo-Indians are nominated by President.

The number of Parliamentary Seats for the States :

Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan - Each 25

Maharashtra - 48

Telangana - 17

Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura - Each 02 

Uttar Pradesh has the highest with - 80

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Q:

Programs stored in ROM are called

A) Firmware B) Software
C) Hardware D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Firmware

Explanation:

ROM stands for read-only-memory.

 

It's used to store the start-up instructions for a computer, also known as the firmware.

 

Most modern computers use flash-based ROM. It is part of the BIOS chip, which is located on the motherboard.

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Q:

The island which became the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power

Answer

EI Hierro

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