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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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Which part of the brain is responsible for consciousness?

A) Brain stem B) Cerebrum
C) Cerebellum D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cerebrum

Explanation:

The brain has three main parts the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. As cerebrum is the largest part of the brain it is divided into two hemispheres i.e, right and left. It performs many functions like vision, hearing, touch, learning, consciousness, emotions, etc...

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With which country India exchanged its border maps?

A) China B) Sri Lanka
C) Pakistan D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bangladesh

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Q:

The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in

A) 1901 B) 1936
C) 1957 D) 1967
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1967

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) gimmic B) gimick
C) gimmick D) gimic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gimmick

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Which famous scientist unknowingly founded the field of spectroscopy?

A) Issac Newton B) Galileo
C) Graham Bell D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Issac Newton

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Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/ passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

A) With this form of demonetization, citizens are given enough time to trade in the old bills for the new, B) In these scenarios, there is minimal economic and social disruption.
C) When Lithuania left the litas and adopted the euro in 2015, its currency transition went smoothly, D) as did Germany and France’s adoption of the euro in cash form in 2002, and so on with all 19 countries that have joined the eurozone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

All statements are based on demonetization, while sentence E talks about Greece’s Perpetual Crisis.

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How many districts are there in Telangana state at present?

A) 31 B) 33
C) 35 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33

Explanation:

There are 33 districts in Telangana state at present.

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In Which three languages is the Rosetta Stone written?

Answer

Greek, demotic Egyptian and hieroglyphics.

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