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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
  • Defense Examinations
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The Swarnjayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana which came into operation  from 1.12.1997 aims to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or under employed poor but does NOT Include:

A) Nehru Rojgar Yojana B) Urban Basic Service Programme
C) Prime Minister's Integrated Urban poverty Eradication Programme D) Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana

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The pressure of a fluid varies with depth h as P = PQ+pgh, where p is the fluid density. This expression is associated with

A) Pascal’s law B) Newton’s law
C) Bernoulli’s principle D) Archimedes’ principle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pascal’s law

Explanation:

Pascal's law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that a pressure change occurring anywhere in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid such that the same change occurs everywhere.

This principle is stated mathematically as: P= P + rgh

 

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Which is not a duty of a member of congress?

A) helping constituents B) educating the public
C) lawmaking D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

Members of Congress has five main functions:

 

1. lawmaking,

2. representing the people,

3. performing oversight,

4. helping constituents, and

5. educating the public.

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Q:

The purpose of the constitution is presented in the

A) Amendments B) Preamble
C) Bill of Rights D) Articles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Preamble

Explanation:

The Preamble proclaims the solemn resolution of the people of India to constitute India into a 'Sovereign socialist secular democratic republic'.

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Q:

A protein is being assembled when

A) RNA is being translated B) DNA is being translated
C) RNA is being transcribed D) DNA is being transcribed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA is being translated

Explanation:

A protein is being assembled when RNA is being translated. This process goes as, by the process of transcription first DNA is is converted to mRNA. And then by the process of translation this mRNA is converted to proteins.

=> DNA ----> mRNA ----> Proteins.

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Pharaohs : Egypt

Answer

Pharaoh is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt.


 


The Pharaoh in ancient Egypt was the political and religious leader of the people and held the titles 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'.

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Q:

The greater is the marginal propensity to consume, the

A) lower is the price level B) smaller is the marginal propensity to save
C) lower is the average propensity to consume D) higher is the interest rate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) smaller is the marginal propensity to save

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Trishna gas project, which is in news recently, is located in which state?

A) Tripura B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tripura

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