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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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The 11th BRICS in 2019 will be hosted by

 

 

A) China B) Russia
C) Brazil D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brazil

Explanation:

The 2019 BRICS summit is the eleventh annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five-memberstates Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the third time Brazil has hosted the summit after the 2014 summit.

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'QUAD' is a group of four countries: India, United States, Japan and

 

A) Australia  B) South Africa 
C) Canada  D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Australia 

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Q:

Golden Revolution in India refers to growth of

 

A) Rice B) Wheat
C) Honey D) Fish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Honey

Explanation:

Golden Revolution in India refers to increase in the production of Honey and other Horticulture. The period between 1991 to 2003 is referred to as Golden Revolution Period.

 

 

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Which countries organized joint military exercise named ‘Mitra Shakti’ in October 2017?

 

A) India-Sri Lanka B) India-Nepal
C) India-Japan D) India-Bhutan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) India-Sri Lanka

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Who has been elected as the next Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

 

A) Upendra Tripathy B) Subash Chandra Khuntia
C) Ajay Mathur D) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ajay Mathur

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Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market?

A. Scheduled commercial banks

B. Regional rural bank

C. Cooperative banks

D. Primary dealers

A) Only A and B B) Only B
C) Only A, B, And D D) Only A And D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

Explanation:

The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

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A forensic tool used to identify the chemical makeup?

 

A) calibur B) lie detector
C) gas chromatograph D) ballistics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gas chromatograph

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Who was the first ruler of Pala Dynasty?

 

A) Mahendra Pala B) Gopala
C) Dharampala D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gopala

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