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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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M sham Lal has done commendable worrk in which of the following fields

A) Social Service B) Trade Unionism
C) Journalism D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Journalism

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What molecule is indicated by the letter D?

A) ATP B) Water
C) Glucose D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Oxygen

Explanation:

Oxygen is the final electron acceptor of cellular respiration.

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East African Valleys, streching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of

A) river valley B) rift valley system
C) glaciated valley D) a canyon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rift valley system

Explanation:

A rift valley is formed either due to upheaval of blocks on either sides of a fracture or due to subsidence of block between them.

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Q:

Why was the 1955 UN General Assembly called "Menon Session" or "Menon Assembly"?

Answer

Because V K Krishna Menon spoke for 13hours continuously while representing india.

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If the speed of an object moving along a straight line keeps changing, its motion is said to be _________.

A) Uniform B) Periodic
C) Circular D) Non-uniform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Non-uniform

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When a piece of pure silicon is doped with aluminium, then

A) the conductivity of the doped silicon piece will remain the same B) the doped silicon piece will become n-type
C) the doped silicon piece will become p-type D) the resistivity of the doped silicon piece will increase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the doped silicon piece will become p-type

Explanation:

p type of semiconductor is obtained when Silicon is doped with a trivalent impurity like Aluminium. Aluminium is a p-type dopant, which means that when a semiconductor i.e. silicon is doped with aluminium, it creates a hole (positively charged carrier) by accepting an electron from the silicon atom. Electrical conductivity of semiconductors increasesand resistivity remains the same

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Which of the following statements about monsoons are correct?

A) Monsoons can cause devastating landslides and floods. B) Heavy monsoons increase agricultural output.
C) A weak monsoon season can lead to drought and starvation. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Which of the following is not a polymer?

A) DNA B) Glucose
C) Starch D) Cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Glucose

Explanation:

Since A polymer is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits. Glucose is not a polymer.

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