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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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Which state in India  is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India

A) Bihar B) Jharkhand
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Orissa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jharkhand

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The process of depositing a layer of zinc on iron is called ___________

A) Galvanisation B) Crystallisation
C) Rusting D) Baking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Galvanisation

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What happens at the synapse between two neurons?

A) electrical signals are converted into chemical B) chemical signals are converted into physical
C) physical signals are converted into chemical D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) electrical signals are converted into chemical

Explanation:

At the synapse between two neurons, electrical signals are converted into chemical signals. A synapse is the gap between the two neurons.

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If the current flowing through a circuit is 0.6 A for 6 mins, the amount of electric charge flowing through it is .......

A) 360C B) 216 C
C) 60 C D) 36 C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 216 C

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Who is the head of the RBI panel on MSME revival?

A) Manoj Das B) U K Sinha
C) Simba D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) U K Sinha

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The humidity of the air depends upon

A) Weather B) Temperature
C) Location D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Humidity means the amount of watervapour present in the atmosphere. It depends on weather, location and temperature of the place.

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The production possibilities curve illustrates the basic principle that

A) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced. B) the production of more of any one good will in time require smaller and smaller sacrifices of other goods.
C) an economy will automatically obtain full employment of its resources. D) an economy's capacity to produce increases in proportion to its population size.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.

Explanation:

A graph that describes the maximum amount of one good that can be produced for every possible level of production of the other good is nothing but a production possibilities curve.

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


The conclusion that can be drawn from both situations is that people should

A) stay in their own countries and villages B) feel contented and satisfied with their lot
C) verify details before accepting any job D) not travel to these regions of the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) verify details before accepting any job

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