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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
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Q:

The luster of a metal is due to presence of free electrons.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, The luster of a metal is due to presence of free electrons. Luster means shine or soft glow. We know that metals have the quality of reflecting light from its surface.

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Q:

Who invented the high level language C?

A) Dennis M. Ritchie B) Donald Kunth
C) Niklaus Writh D) Seymour Papert
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dennis M. Ritchie

Explanation:

C, an early systems programming language, was developed by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson at Bell Labs between 1969 and 1973.

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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:

"Indo - ________" joint army exercise 'Prabal Dostyk 2017' has started in Himachal Pradesh.

A) Kazakhstan B) Japan
C) Sri Lanka D) Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kazakhstan

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Q:

Man has...............pairs of salivary glands

A) 4 B) 6
C) 3 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Salivary glands of man are 3 pairs = 6. They are one pair of parotid glands, one pair of submaxillary or submandibular glands and one pair of sublingual glands.

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Identify the sentence in which an adverb clause is used.

A) Many of the team members were inexperienced players who were playing in their first championship game. B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.
C) The game was played under the bright lights so that the players could see well enough to hit the ball. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.

Explanation:

'Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game' is the correct sentence in which an adverb clause is underlined. This adverb clause starts with a subordinating conjunction 'although' and contains a subject 'rain' and the verb is 'was drenching'. The adverb clause changes the verb 'finished' in the main clause.

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Q:

Which of these does not contain a structural protein?

A) Tendons B) Ovalbumin
C) Muscles D) Ligaments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ovalbumin

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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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