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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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The act of formally approving something is known as Arbitration.

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

Explanation:

The act of formally approving something is known as Ratification.

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Who was the first Musilm invader to enter India?

A) Mohammed Ghauri B) Mohammed - bin - Qasim
C) Mohammed Ghazni D) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mohammed - bin - Qasim

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Q:

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has provision for the President to proclaim emergency

A) Article 348 B) Article 352
C) Article 356 D) Article 360
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 352

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Q:

Who is now the World’s Second Richest Person ?

A) Amancio Ortega B) Warren Buffett
C) Jeff Bezos D) Bill Gates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jeff Bezos

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Q:

If people sleep in closed rooms where charcoal fire is burning , they die due to 

A) carbon monoxide B) carbon dioxide
C) methane D) phosgene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) carbon monoxide

Explanation:

A closed room is aplace where charcoal is burnt in limited supply of air. There is every chance for the formation of the deadly poisonous carbon monoxide, which when inhaled, reacts with the iron in haemoglobin of blood and prevents the supply of oxygen. It is said to be treacherous as there can be no previous warning of its presence because it is an odourless and colourless gas.

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Q:

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of

A) Rajasthan B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of Uttar Pradesh.

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Q:

Which element is a member of the halogen family?

A) Chlorine B) Bromine
C) Iodine D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The halogens make up group 17 in the periodic table.

They are five elements:

Chlorine (Cl)

Fluorine (F)

Bromine (B)

Iodine (I)

Astatine (At).

But astatine is not purely halogen as it is radioactive.

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Q:

Dudh Sagar Waterfalls are located in ______ state ?

A) Goa B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Goa

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