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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
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What are the receptors for detecting taste called?

A) Sensory receptors B) Chemical receptors
C) Olfactory receptors D) Gustatory receptors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gustatory receptors

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Which of the following is a correct pair according to increasing atomic number from left to right?

A) He, H B) Na, Ne
C) Be, B D) Ca, Cl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be, B

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Which of the following hormone is not secreted by pituitary gland?

A) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) B) Prolactin
C) Vasopressin D) Somatostatin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Somatostatin

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Fertilisation of sperm with the ovum takes place in

A) Uterus B) Cervix
C) Fallopian Tube D) Ovary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fallopian Tube

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As per the announcement by the government in August 2017, Banks importing gold and precious metals will have to pay ______ tax under the GST.

 

A) 5%   B) 10%  
C) 3%   D) 8%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3%  

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In August 2017, which of the following launched world’s first future contracts in ‘diamonds’?

 

A) Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) B) Multi Commodity Exchange (MCEX)  
C) National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)   D) None of these  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX)

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The minimum price at which I was willing to sell my old TV was Rs 37,000. I quoted Rs 50,000 while selling it, but it sold for Rs 42,000. This transaction generated _____.

A) Rs 5000 worth of consumer surplus B) Rs 8000 worth of consumer surplus
C) Rs 5000 worth of producer surplus D) Rs 8000 worth of producer surplus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 5000 worth of producer surplus

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How many princely states were there in India at the time of Independence?

A) 347 B) 490
C) 565 D) 418
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 565

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