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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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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Ambarass B) Embarass
C) Embarrs D) Embarrass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Embarrass

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Lend me your ear

A) To politely ask for someone's full attention B) Begging someone to listen to your grievances
C) When nobody is willing to hear your side of the story D) Call someone for severe scolding.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To politely ask for someone's full attention

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Operational excellence refers to companies that

A) are expensive but is expected to pay off in long-term loyalty and enhanced customer lifetime value B) are willing to tailor their products to particular customer needs
C) are good at production, delivery, price, and convenience D) pride themselves on quality and innovation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) are good at production, delivery, price, and convenience

Explanation:

Operational excellence refers to companies that are good at production, delivery, price, and convenience.

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Which best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

A) A double helix B) A strand of nucleic acids
C) A single strand of amino acids D) A sugar ring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A double helix

Explanation:

DNA is not a single stranded and does not have amino acids. Hence options, b & C are eiminated. Dna is a double helix structure containing nucleobase—either cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T)—as well as a monosaccharide sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group. 

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Increasing the Alveolar ventilation rate will

A) Increase the rate of carbon dioxide diffusion from the blood to the alveoli B) Decrease the partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli
C) Increase the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the alveoli D) Have no effect on either partial pressure or diffusion rate of gases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Increase the rate of carbon dioxide diffusion from the blood to the alveoli

Explanation:

Increasing the Alveolar ventilation rate will increase the rate of carbon dioxide diffusion from the blood to the alveoli.

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Which section of IT Act of 2000 has been scraped to avoid people being prosecuted?

A) 66A B) 96A
C) 69A D) 76A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 66A

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A tenant farmer in the south usually needed to

A) land B) tools
C) animals D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

A tenant farmer is one who resides on land owned by a landlord. These farmers would have to share the yield with the landowner in a process known as sharecropping. In the South, these farmers need to have their own tools and animals.

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Which are the regional Commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council

A) Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific B) Economic Commission for Africa
C) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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