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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.


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The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

A) Bank rate B) Repo rate
C) Reserve repo rate D) Marginal Standing Facily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bank rate

Explanation:

The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?

A) Lord Chelmsford B) Lord Reading
C) Lord Irwin D) Lord Wellington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Irwin

Explanation:

On April 3, 1926 Lord Irwin was appointed 30th Viceroy and Governor-General of India. In 1927, British government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

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Which dynasty developed the ancient route of Bhor Ghat?

A) Satavahana B) Mauryas
C) Guptas D) Cholas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satavahana

Explanation:

Bhor Ghat was an ancient trade route developed by the Satavahana Dynasty to connect the ports on Konkan coast and surrounding areas of the Deccan plateau.

 

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In November 2017, second phase of ‘Bharat Net Project’ was launched. How much is its approximate outlay?

 

A) Rs 55,000 crore B) Rs 10,000 crore
C) Rs 20,000 crore D) Rs 34,000 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 34,000 crore

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Which country among the following voted in 2015 to be the first country to allow three parent in-vitro fertilization?

 

A) Britain B) USA
C) France D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Britain

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The Brownian Motion was discovered by

A) Robert Brown B) Mandel Brown
C) Isaac Newton D) John Brown
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Robert Brown

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Centigrade, is the unit of measurement of temperature named after whom?

A) Kelvin B) Jean-Pierre Christin
C) Marten Stromer D) Anders Celcius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anders Celcius

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What is the name of the point at which the chromatids are attached in a chromosome?

A) Centrosome B) Centromere
C) Nucleosome D) Gene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Centromere

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