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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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Which animal gives both milk and eggs?

A) Echidna B) Platypus
C) Wombat D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Platypus

Explanation:

Platypus is the animal that gives both milk and eggs.

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The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -

A) Pallavas B) Chalukyas
C) Pandyas D) Rashtrakutas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chalukyas

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Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?

 

A) The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes. B) B.The Supreme Court has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India.
C) The Supreme Court has the power to review its own judgment or order. D) The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.

Explanation:

The High Courts has similar power under the Article 226 of the Constitution. The high courts can also issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights of the people.

 

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Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India

A) Hydro - electricity B) Thermal
C) Nuclear D) Solar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thermal

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Q:

The law of diminishing returns indicates that

 

A) always diminish B) eventually diminish
C) always diminish before increasing D) never diminish before increasing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) eventually diminish

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Apart from proposing atomic theory, what did John Dalton researched on?

 

A) Plants B) Colour blindness
C) Penicillin D) Plastic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Colour blindness

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Which one of the following statements would be INCORRECT to use?

 

A) An atom of a compound B) A mole of an element
C) A mole of a compound D) An atom of an element
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An atom of a compound

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Who is the Deputy speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha as of February 2018?

 

A) K. Parasuraman B) M. Thambidurai
C) Anbumani Ramadoss D) V. Sathyabhama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) M. Thambidurai

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