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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
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Cortisol is secreted by

A) Thyroid gland B) Pituitary gland
C) Adrenal gland D) Parathyroid gland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adrenal gland

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When more than 20% of the body weight is due to fat, the person is suffering from

A) Marasmus B) Kwashiorkor
C) Scurvy D) Obesity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Obesity

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The word OPERA means what in Italian?

A) Word B) Work
C) Energy D) Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work

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Electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature is evident by

A) Reflection B) Polarisation
C) interference D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polarisation

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Which of the following describes loyalists?

A) They thought Patriots were too radical B) They decided to fight against the British
C) They wanted to return to Britain D) They supported British taxation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They thought Patriots were too radical

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They thought Patriots were too radical is the statement which describes loyalists correctly.

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Which of the following is the largest non-banking company in India?

A) Peerless B) Tata Finance
C) Reliance Finance Capital Ltd D) ICICI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ICICI

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The primary effect on climate of a volcanic eruption depends on______

A) the quantity of lava produced B) how hot the eruptive products are
C) the amount of water vapour produced D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) none of the above

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Consider the following statements relating to Coal India Limited:1. It is designated as a 'Maha Ratna'company under the Ministry of Coal.2. It is the single largest coal producing company in the world.3. The Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located at Ranchi Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2only

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Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaCoal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the largest coal-producing company in the world and a Maharatna company.

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