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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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What is the minimum age for the post of the chief minister of any state?

A) 35 yrs B) 21 yrs
C) 25 yrs D) 45 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25 yrs

Explanation:

The minimum age for the post of the chief minister of any state is 25 years.

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Q:

Shahi Litchi of which recently got a GI tag?

A) Telangana B) Bihar
C) Odisha D) Maharastra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bihar

Explanation:

Shahi Litchi of Bihar recently got a GI tag and got official recognition for Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

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Q:

Festival of Nuakhai was recently celebrated in

A) Telangana B) Odisha
C) Goa D) Maharastra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Odisha

Explanation:

Nuakhai or Nuankhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season.

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Q:

What is the first step when supervising detainee operations?

Answer

The first step is to disarm and secure detainees when supervising detainee operations.

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Q:

Which ministry has started the exercise to revise base year to 2017 - 2018 for computation of wholesale inflation?

A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Explanation:

The India's commerce and industry ministry has started the exercise to revise base year to 2017-18 for computation of wholesale inflation with a view to present more realistic picture of the price situation

 

In May last year, the government revised the base year for WPI-based inflation to 2011-12 to give a better indication of changes in prices of commodities.

 

The new index, with 2017-18, is expected to have new items, which would provide a more realistic picture of price rise and its impact on people.

 

Most of the additions could be in the manufactured products category. Currently, the index has a total of 697 items, including primary articles, fuel and power and manufactured products.

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Which of the following agencies related to the United nations was in existence before the Second world war

A) Food and Agriculture Organisations B) International Labour Organisaions
C) World health organisations D) International Monitory found
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) International Labour Organisaions

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Q:

Select the synonym of
to preside

A) to acquiesce B)  to concur
C) to officiate D) to accord
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to officiate

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Q:

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce

A) an instinct B) the set point
C) basal metabolic rate D) a drive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a drive

Explanation:

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce a drive.

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