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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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Q:

How many years it takes for Pluto to Orbit the Sun?

A) 76 yrs B) 144 yrs
C) 198 yrs D) 248 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 248 yrs

Explanation:

It takes 248 yrs for Pluto to orbit the Sun.

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Q:

The New name of the ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited is _____

Answer

Exide Life Insurance

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Q:

Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games?

A) P.T.Usha B) Sunita Rani
C) Shiny Abraham D) Kamaljit Sandhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kamaljit Sandhu

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Q:

Which of the following metal is generally used for making filaments of bulb?

A) W B) Ag
C) Fe D) Rh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) W

Explanation:

W is the symbol for chemical element Tungsten or Wolfram.

It is used in making filaments of bulbs.

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Q:

Nitrogen Fixation is carried out primarily by

A) Plants B) Humans
C) Consumers D) Bacteria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bacteria

Explanation:

The process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas (N2) into ammonia (NH3) is called Nitrogen Fixation.

 

The conversion of nitrogen from one form to another in the nitrogen cycle is carried out primarily by Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria such as Azotobacter.

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Q:

Government launches NEW INDIA initiative with which company ?

A) IBM B) BSNL
C) GOOGLE D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) GOOGLE

Explanation:

In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'New India', Google India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced a set of initiatives aimed at empowering citizens and creating abundant oppurtunities for all.

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Q:

A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at bottom also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases. Thus (a) is correct.

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Q:

What does the Olympic Flame symbolize?

A) Challenge B) Zeal to play sports
C) Integrity D) Continuity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Continuity

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