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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
  • UPSC Examinations
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Which gases in the atmosphere absorb ultraviolet radiation?

A) Ozone B) Carbondi oxide
C) Oxygen D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ozone

Explanation:

The ozone gas present in the atmosphere absorb ultraviolet radiation. It is spread as a ozone layer throughout the stratosphere.

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Example of a single celled organism

A) Algae B) Amaeba
C) Paramaecium D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Single selled organisms are also known as Unicellular organisms in which they have only one cell.

Examples are :: Fungi, Algae, Amaeba, Paramaecium,...

 

Hence, all the above given options are single selled organisms.

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Q:

Magnesium (Mg) + Oxygen (O2) = ?

A) Mg2O B) MgO4
C) O2Mg D) MgO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) MgO

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Q:

Magic Marker was invented by _______.

A) Adolphe Sax B) Albert Bruce Sabin
C) Sidney Rosenthal D) Hyman George Rickover
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sidney Rosenthal

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Q:

OTT stands for

Answer

OTT stands for 'Over-The-Top' is a term in media industry for the delivery of film and TV content via internet. It doen't require any users to subscribe to a traditional cable or satellite pay TV service.


 


Examples for OTT players include Netflix and Amazon Prime.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused. B) The accused must have violated an existing law.
C) An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again. D) The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Explanation:

Article-20 of the Constitutiongrants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person. It contains three provisions in that direction No Ex-post-facto Law No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act nor subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time ofthe commission of the Act.No Double Jeopardy No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.No Self-incrimination No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.As per the Constitution, a person/entity can be tried retrospectively in certain instances as provided by the law

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Which is the Hindi word of the year in the Oxford Dictonaries for 2018?

Answer

Nari-Shakti is the Hindi word of the year in the Oxford Dictonaries for 2018.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The coach said, "Bravo! Puneet, you have done well."

A) The coach applauded Puneet saying that he had done well. B) The coach said to Puneet Bravo, he had done well.
C) The coach congratulated Puneet, saying he did well. D) The coach said to Puneet, that he did well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coach applauded Puneet saying that he had done well.

Explanation:
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