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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.


The action of repeating something aloud from memory.

A) paraphrase B) rendition
C) erudition D) recitation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) recitation

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The 12th five year plan period -

A) 2007 - 2012 B) 2002 - 2007
C) 2012 - 2017 D) 2015 - 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2012 - 2017

Explanation:

The 12th five year plan period was from 2012 to 2017. But from 2015, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India replaced this planning commission of India by NITI Aayog. 

 

The main theme of the 12th five year plan was "faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth".

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Which country has the oldest National Flag?

A) Denmark B) Japan
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Denmark

Explanation:

Denmark has the oldest National Flag.

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What is the best definition of the term cottage industry?

A) goods are produced at home B) group of cottages that serves as factory
C) people of same colony work at same place D) people work at industries leaving their homes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) goods are produced at home

Explanation:

Cottage industry is a manufacturing activity of people operated at home. The handcrafts which were sold in the society are examples of cottage industy products. It is a small scale industry in which the labor force is mostly family members or individuals.

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Q:

All atoms of the same element have the same

A) number of protons B) number of electrons
C) atomic number D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

All atoms of an element have the same number of protons. The number of protons in an element is a primary identifier known as its atomic number. The number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.

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Webbed neck is a characteristic of

A) Down's syndrome B) Turner's syndrome
C) Klinefelter's syndrome D) Cri-du-chat syndrome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Turner's syndrome

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The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and __________.

A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Lord Irwin
C) Subhash Chandra Bose D) B. R. Ambedkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) B. R. Ambedkar

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River Satluj originates from:-

A) Northern slopes of the Kailash range B) Spring at Verinarg
C) Rakas Lake D) Amakantak plateau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rakas Lake

Explanation:

The origin of the Sutlej River is located close to Lake Rakhastal in Tibet in the vicinity of the Kailash Mountain Range. The Sutlej River usually runs according to a west to southwest itinerary moving into India via the Shipki La Pass located in Himachal Pradesh.

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