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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
  • All India Services:
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Q:

A lytic infection concludes with the

A) production of a prophage B) production of messenger RNA
C) embedding of viral DNA into the host cell's DNA D) bursting of the host cell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bursting of the host cell

Explanation:
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Which nation plans to build the first city on Mars by 2117 ?

A) India B) United Arab Emirates
C) China D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) United Arab Emirates

Explanation:

The President and Vice-President of United Arab Emirates Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced in Febraury 2017 that they are planning to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117.

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Although I don’t have any special bond with the rank and folder of the Labour Union, I know some top engineers.

(i) in the rank and folders of the Labour Union

(ii) with the rank and portfolio of the Labour Union

(iii) with the rank and file of the Labour Union

A) Only (i) B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) (i) and (ii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only (iii)

Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘rank and file’ which means ‘the ordinary members of an organization’.
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Q:

Extensive plantation of trees is called

A) Deforestation B) Eforestation
C) Afforestation D) Agroforestry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Afforestation

Explanation:

Extensive plantation of trees to increase plants count is called Afforestation.

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Depletion of ozone layer is caused by

A) CFC's B) Carbon tetra-chloride (CCl4)
C) HCFC's D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Ozone layer depletion is one of the most serious problems faced by our planet earth. Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (ODS) emission are responsible for ultraviolet radiations from the sun break them to release chlorine (from CFCs) and bromine (from methyl bromide and halons).

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Q:

Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in which continent?

A) South America B) Australia
C) North America D) Antarctica
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South America

Explanation:

Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in South America.

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Q:

Land of midnight sun is called

A) Japan B) Myanmar
C) Nepal D) Norway
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Norway

Explanation:

Norway is called as the land of midnight sun.

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The chairman of the RBI's committee constituted to review the governance of boards of banks in india

Answer

P J Nayak

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