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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
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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ABM stands for ______.

A) Anti Belligerent Mine B) Anti Base Machine
C) Anti Body Mechanics D) Anti Ballistic Missile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anti Ballistic Missile

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If a person's income increases from Rs. 10 lakhs per year to Rs. 11 lakhs per year and tax increases from Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 92,500 the marginal tax rate is

A) 12.50% B) 8%
C) 10% D) 15%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12.50%

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 


P: The depletion of organic nutrients in the soil has reached alarming proportions, thanks to indiscriminate use of chemical fertiliser in Green Revolution areas.
Q: As against an acceptable level of ‘soil organic carbon’ of well over 5 percent, soils in Punjab are said to have levels far below 1 percent.
R: Besides, 5.3 billion tonnes of soil is eroded annually, at a rate of 16.4 tonnes/hectare.
S: The nutrient imbalance has been skewed by the overuse of urea (N) vis-a-vis phosphatic (P in chemical parlance) and potassic (K) fertiliser.

A) SRPQ B) QPSR
C) PSRQ D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) PQRS

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Q:

Eustachian Tube is located in which part of human body?

A) Nose B) Ear
C) Eyes D) Throat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ear

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India shares water border with ___ countries.

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Seven
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seven

Explanation:

India's maritime boundaries are shared with seven countries — Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

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The term polyarchy was used by Robert Dahl to describe a form of government in which?

A) It reduces the multitudinous differences of opinion to relatively simple alternatives B) It takes individual as the basic unit of democratic model
C) People can participate through their representations D) People act both through the electoral system and the group process
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) People act both through the electoral system and the group process

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Q:

What is meant by a dedicated computer?

A) Which is assigned one and only one task B) Which is meant for application software
C) Which is used by one person only D) Which uses one kind of software
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Which is assigned one and only one task

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Which of the following is NOT considered as Amir Khusro's creation?

A) Laila Majnu B) Nuh Sipihr
C) Ahsika D) Tutinama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tutinama

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