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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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The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient

A) calcium B) sodium
C) iodine D) iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iodine

Explanation:

Goitre is characterized by the swelling of the neck region. This is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland which secretes hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine has iodine as an integral part of it. If there is not sufficient iodine in one's  diet, the thyroid gland swells up.

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Hagia Sophia, also known as the “Church of the Holy Wisdom” is located in which country?

A) Italy B) Greece
C) Turkey D) Poland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Turkey

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Q:

The first Asian Games were held in

A) Manila B) Tokyo
C) Jakarta D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New Delhi

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Which one is not the isotopes of hydrogen

A) Protium B) Deuter
C) Tritium D) All
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tritium

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Which of the following countries got 2014 New Frontiers Award by Arabian Travel Market?

A) US B) Germany
C) Philippines D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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In which sport did an Indian team comprising Kishen Singh, Bijay Singh, Hanut Singh and Sawai Man Singh win the World Cup in France in 1957?

Answer

Polo

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Thermoplastic materials are those materials which

A) Do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs B) Are flexible and can withstand considerable wear under suitable conditions
C) Are formed into shape under heat and pressure and results in a permanently hard product D) Are used as a friction lining for clutches and brakes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs

Explanation:

Thermoplastic materials is a type of plastic material that can be cooled and heated several times without any change in their chemistry or mechanical properties.

 

Examples of Thermoplastic ::

 

  • polyethylene,
  • polypropylene,
  • polyvinyl chloride,
  • polystyrene,
  • polybenzimidazole,
  • acrylic,
  • nylon and
  • teflon
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Which state has won the 'Best Tourism State' national award 2017 ?

A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka
C) Tamilnadu D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has won the 'Best Tourism State' national award for the third consecutive year. President Ram Nath Kovind handed over the award, named as 'Hall of Fame Award', to Minister of State for Tourism Surendra Patwa at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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