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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
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'Skycar' , a light aerial multi-purpose vehicle, is set to make its world debut in the US. Name the company which has developed the model?

A) Ford B) Audi
C) Rolls Royce D) Moller International
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Moller International

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Which Indian airport has won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the Aviation category?

A) Delhi International Airport Limited B) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
C) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi International Airport Limited

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A constitutional monarchy provides what power to a monarch?

A) Absolute power over parliament B) Only power given in the constitution
C) Power for kings, not queens D) A divine right of kings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only power given in the constitution

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A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state.

 

The monarchs in a constitutional monarchy had only the power that was allocated to them in the constitution of their land or republic.

 

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The oldest Monarchy in the world is that of

A) UK B) Nepal
C) Saudi Arabia D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Japan

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Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released the book titled “Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry” jointly authored by Sanjay Chadha, Vidya Krishnamurthi and ___?

A) Andy Marino B) Sreedharan
C) Rakesh Mohan D) Bibek Debroy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bibek Debroy

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The United Nation declared 2006 as the International year of

A) Rice B) World Population
C) Communication D) Elderly Persons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rice

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Which of the following is used by the international court of justice in disputes concerning riparian rights

A) Helsinki Agreement B) paris Agreement
C) Reykjavik Agreement D) Geneva Agreement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reykjavik Agreement

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Study Of Cells Is Called

A) Cellogysm B) Cell biology
C) Cell Organism D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cell biology

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The branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell is called Cell Biology or Cytology.

 

 A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently, and cells are often called the "building blocks of life"

  

Cell Biology deals with :

        • Life cycle 
        • Structure and organisation of cell organelles and their physiological properties. 
        • Metabolic processes 
        • Interactions with their environment 
        • Signalling pathways.
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