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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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Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of California in north America, Central Chile in South America and South-west tip of West Australia?

A) Tropical savanna B) Mediterranean
C) Humid continental D) Low-latitude steppe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mediterranean

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Which statements about viruses are true?

A) HIV contains reverse transcriptase. B) A retrovirus contains RNA.
C) Both A & B D) All RNA-containing viruses are retroviruses.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The statements true about viruses are :

 

1. The capsid enters the host cell if the virus is enveloped.

2. Enveloped viruses bud from the host cell. 

3. HIV contains reverse transcriptase.

4. A retrovirus contains RNA.

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Which of the following pair is matched correctly?

A) Bharatanatyam - Andhra Pradesh B) Kuchipudi - Madhya Pradesh
C) Kathakali - Kerala D) Kathak - Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kathakali - Kerala

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Akshay kumar being a (1)/ good actor he is (2)/ presented with the National Award. (3)/ No Error (4)/

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Q:

The official currency of United Kingdom -

A) Pound Sterling B) Renminbi
C) Euro D) Dollar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pound Sterling

Explanation:

Pound Sterling is the official currency of United Kingdom.

 

-> Renminbi is the currency of China.

-> Euro is the currency of 19 countries like Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Belgium, etc...

-> Dollar is the currency of United States.

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Q:

When a barometer is rising air pressure is

A) increasing B) decreasing
C) constant D) zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) increasing

Explanation:

The device which is used to measure air pressure is called as barometer. If the barometer reading is rising, it indicates that the air pressure is increasing and if the reading is falling the air pressure is decreaing.

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Q:

Study of Life in outer space is known as

A) Endobiology B) Neobiology
C) Exobiology D) Intrabiology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Exobiology

Explanation:

Study of Life in outer space or search of life external to Earth is known as Exobiology.

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Which of these did progressives support?

Answer

One of the thing that progressive support would be: Direct election of senators.


 


The progressive wanted this so they could the candidate based on the person and not the party.
Direct election of senators will make it easier for them to elect the person that represent their value for the position.

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