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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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In ..........., Sher Khan ( SherShah )attacked Bengal and defeated Ghiyashuddin Shah.

A) 1358 B) 1583
C) 1538 D) 1540
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1538

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The Chola kings were prolific temple builders who built the ........ temple at Tanjavur.

A) Brahmeshvara B) Brihadeesvara
C) Lingaraja D) Dilwara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brihadeesvara

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Propyne and propene can be distinguished by

A) AgNO₃ in ammonia B) conc. H₂SO₄
C) dil. KMnO₄ D) Br₂ in CCl₄
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AgNO₃ in ammonia

Explanation:

Propene, being an alkene, and propyne, being a alkyne, are distinguished using the common chemical tests namely ammoniacal silver nitrate or ammoniacal cuprous chloride. Ammoniacal silver nitrate is also called as Tollen's reagent.

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The attenuation in optical fibre is mainly due to

A) Scattering B) Absorption
C) Both (a) and (b) D) Neither absorption nor scattering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scattering

Explanation:

The reason for transmitting data over optical fibers, is because the speed of data transmission through optical wires are equal to the speed of light. The intense speed of data transfer speed, has lead to the use of optical fibers. The optical fiber uses the technology of transferring light beams, from one end to the other end of optical cables. The attenuation in optical fiber is due to Scattering. The reason why scattering is caused, due to the folding, in the wire.

 

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Which of the following do economists consider to be capital?

A) a construction crane B) a savings account
C) a share of IBM stock D) a pair of stockings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a construction crane

Explanation:

In economics, there are four factors of production. They are :

1. Land

2. Labour

3. Capital

4. Organization

 

Here in the given options, a construction crane acts like capital.

 

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Heavy water is mostly used in which of the following?

A) In fire extinguisher B) In nuclear reactors
C) In washing cloth D) In both Nuclear reactors and Fire extinguisher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In nuclear reactors

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Kargil War against Pakistan started in the year?

A) 1961 B) 1965
C) 1972 D) 1999
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1999

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Two versions of the Internet Protocol (IP) are in use

A) IP Version 4 & IP Version 6 B) IP Version 2 & IP Version 3
C) IP Version 4 & IP Version 8 D) IP Version 2 & IP Version 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IP Version 4 & IP Version 6

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