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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
  • UPSC Examinations
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The percentage of nitrogen in the air is about

A) 74% B) 76%
C) 78% D) 80%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 78%

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What is the first step in the refining of petroleum?

A) Distillation B) Cooling
C) Drilling D) Cracking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Distillation

Explanation:

The first step in the refining of petroleum is distillation i.e,  the fractionation of crude oil in atmospheric and vacuum distillation towers.

The first process petroleum refinery is known as distillation. In this process, crude oil is heated and fed into a distillation column. As the temperature of the crude oil in the distillation column rises, the crude oil separates itself into different components, called "fractions." The fractions are then captured separately. Each fraction corresponds to a different type of petroleum product, depending on the temperature at which that fraction boils off the crude oil mixture.

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What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?

A) Sofa bed B) Captain's chair
C) Waterbed D) Hammock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Waterbed

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Q:

Entomology is the science that studies

A) Insects B) Behaviour of Human beigns
C) Scientific Names D) Formation of Rocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insects

Explanation:

Entomology is the science branch of Zoology that studies Insects. 

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Fifth generation computer is also known as

A) Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) B) Knowledge information processing system
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Knowledge information processing system

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The best eradication method for a major infestation is

A) Chemical B) Bacteria
C) Fusion D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemical

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The hymns of ' Rigaveda ' are the work of

A) one author B) four author
C) seven author D) many author
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) many author

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Who was the first person to receive a Jnanpith award for a Telugu work ?

A) C. Narayana reddy B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana
C) Ravuri Bharadwaja D) Srirangam Srinivasarao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Viswanatha Satyanarayana

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