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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Taxonomy is administered by the

A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare B) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare D) Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change  

Explanation:

In order to encourage work of excellence in taxonomy and also to encourage young students and scholars to work in this field of science, this award, named after the late Prof. E.K. Janaki Ammal was instituted in the year 1999.Late Prof. Janaki Ammal did taxonomic work of outstanding merit and excellence, particularly in the area of cytotaxonomy and has been a source of inspiration to many young scientists.The award is presented by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Q:

Who is appointed as the UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador?

A) P.V. Sindhu B) Hima Das
C) Mithali Raj D) Harmanpreet Kaur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hima Das

Explanation:

Hima Das, nicknamed the "Dhing Express", is an Indian sprint runner from the state of Assam is appointed as the UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador.

 

She holds the current Indian national record in 400 metres with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Q:

Select the synonym of
dabble

A) solemn B) austere
C) meditative D) dally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) dally

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Q:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a

A) Hypertonic environment B) Lower pH
C) Depletion of nutrients D) Lower osmotic pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hypertonic environment

Explanation:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a Hypertonic environment.

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Q:

Cybercards are most useful for

A) writing to-do lists B) creating new inventions
C) keeping a personal diary D) tracking Internet-based research
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) tracking Internet-based research

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Q:

Forbes' 2017 named ______ world's richest man ?

A) Bill Gates B) Ratan Tata
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Donald Trump
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bill Gates

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Tarsands containing large molecular hydrocarbons like crude oil are found in limited quantities in several parts of the world but the most important known occurrence is in:

 

A) U.S.A B) Canada
C) Australia D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Canada

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Q:

A circuit breaker is a

A) Switch B) Resistor
C) Fuse D) Resettable protective device
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Resettable protective device

Explanation:

A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by excess current from an overload.

 

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