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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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Borobudur Temple in Magelang is located in which country? 

A) Indonesia B) Iran
C) Bangladesh D) Laos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indonesia

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Consider the following statements relating to Coal India Limited:1. It is designated as a 'Maha Ratna'company under the Ministry of Coal.2. It is the single largest coal producing company in the world.3. The Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located at Ranchi Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2only

Explanation:

Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaCoal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the largest coal-producing company in the world and a Maharatna company.

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Q:

At the center of the sun, fusion converts hydrogen into

A) Helium B) Plutonium
C) Water D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Helium

Explanation:

At the center of the sun, nuclear fusion converts hydrogen into helium, energy, and neutrinos. Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).

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Q:

Raman Megassesay award was established in honour of which of the following country's president ?

A) Thailand B) Vietnam
C) Indonesia D) Philippines
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Philippines

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Q:

What term is used for initiation into Sikhism?

Answer

Pahul

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Q:

Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?

A) Nominal GDP values production at constant prices, whereas real GDP values production at current prices. B) Nominal GDP values production at market prices, whereas real GDP values production at the cost of the resources used in the production process.
C) Nominal GDP consistently underestimates the value of production, whereas real GDP consistently overestimates the value of production. D) Nominal GDP values production at current prices, whereas real GDP values production at constant prices.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nominal GDP values production at current prices, whereas real GDP values production at constant prices.

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Q:

How fast do satellites orbit the earth?

A) 28,000 kmph B) 26,000 kmph
C) 17,500 kmph D) 22,500 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28,000 kmph

Explanation:

Satellites orbit the earth at a speed of 28,000 kmph.

Satellites that are further away actually travel slower. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour).

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Most important weather phenomena occur in the

A) Troposphere B) Stratosphere
C) Ionosphere D) Thermosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thermosphere

Explanation:

Most important weather phenomena occur in the layer of Thermosphere.

Most of the weather phenomenon occur in the layer of Troposphere.

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