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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
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Isotopes of the atoms of same element have

A) same number of neutrons B) same number of protons
C) same atomic mass D) different chemical properties
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) same number of protons

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Relationships among people are

A) not influenced by people's ideas and attitudes. B) something that must be maintained to stay healthy and strong.
C) one of two types—social or working. D) usually simple and easy to understand.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) something that must be maintained to stay healthy and strong.

Explanation:

Relationships among people are to be maintained in such a way that the people must stay healthy and to become strong enough.

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Which Indian social theorist had argued that the idea of a homogenized the 'cultural arrogance of post-enlightenment Europe'?

 

A) Ashis Nandy B) Partha Chatterjee
C) T.K.Oommen D) Rajni Kothari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashis Nandy

Explanation:

Ashis Nandy traced the roots of colonialism's mandate to absolutize the relative differences between cultures to the cultural arrogance of Enlightenment Europe.

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Who has been given the additional charge of Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned from the same post in March, 2017 ?

A) Arun Jaitley B) Nitin Gadkari
C) Narendra Modi D) Rajnath Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arun Jaitley

Explanation:

Finance minister Arun Jaitley was on 13 March 2017 given the additional charge of the defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned+ to take on the new role of Goa chief minister.

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Q:

How many years “Emu” birds can lives?

Answer

60 years

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As per 2001 Census which one of the following is NOT a megacity of India

A) Ahmedabad B) Chennai
C) Bangaluru D) Ranchi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ranchi

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Suppose voltage V is applied across a resistance R. The power dissipated in the resistance is P. Now the same voltage V is applied across a parallel combination of three equal resistors each of resistance R. Then the power dissipated in the second case will be

A) P B) 3P
C) p/3 D) 2p/ 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3P

Explanation:

P= I^2.R where, I= Current, P= Electric Power, R=Resistance. Here all the resistance is put in parallel combination and in parallel combination the value of Resistance decreases and dissipation of power increase, hence 3 times more power will be dissipated(3P).

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Which is the largest coal producing country in the World?

A) India B) China
C) Russia D) New-zealand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

Explanation:

China has been by far the biggest coal producing country over the last three decades. The country produced about 3.6 billion tonnes (Bt) of coal in 2012 accounting for over 47% of the world's total coal output.

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