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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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Reflex actions are controlled by

A) The Spinal Chord B) The Nerves
C) The cells D) The Brain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Spinal Chord

Explanation:

A reflex arc is a neural pathway that controls a reflex. In vertebrates, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord. This allows for faster reflex actions to occur by activating spinal motor neurons without the delay of routing signals through the brain.

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Which among the following is not a unit of distance?

A) Light year B) Longsec
C) Astronomical unit D) Parsec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Longsec

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The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs -

A) 45 to 75 mm B) 50 to 100 mm
C) 25 to 45 mm D) 30 to 125 mm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30 to 125 mm

Explanation:

The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs is 30 to 125 mm.

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Q:

National Housing Bank is a subsidiary of

A) State Bank of India B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Bank of India D) World Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bank of India

Explanation:

National Housing Bank is a wholly subsidiary of RBI - Reserve Bank of India.

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Q:

Which is the world's most valuable company?

A) Apple B) Amazon
C) Microsoft D) Google
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Apple

Explanation:

The world's most valuable company is Apple followed by Amazon and Microsoft.

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Q:

Metals that are liquid at room temperature?

A) Caesium B) Gallium
C) Rubidium D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

Explanation:

Mercury is the only metal that is in liqid form at room temperature. Caesium, Gallim and Rubidium are also metals that are in liquid form but at slightly high temperature than the room temperature.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

The police had to break the door to get in

A)  to break up  B)  to break in 
C)  to break down  D)  No improvement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  to break down 

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Atrophy is a condition that occurs when

A) muscle decreases in size and function because of disease or trauma B) carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and other wastes accumulate in the muscle
C) increased use of skeletal muscle causes an increase in its strength D) the tendons that attach muscle to bone become stretched or injured
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) muscle decreases in size and function because of disease or trauma

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