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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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Q:

Mutual Funds are regulated in India by

A) SEBI B) RBI
C) RBI & SEBI both D) Stock Exchanges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SEBI

Explanation:

Mutual Funds are regulated in India by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India). It was founded in 1992. In 1996, SEBI formulated the Mutual Fund Regulation.

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Q:

Who is the new RBI Governor?

A) Urjit Patel B) Shaktikanta Das
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Smt. Pallavi Nair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Urjit Patel

Explanation:

Shaktikanta Das, member of the fifteenth finance commission, as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a day after Urjit Patel resigned at the end of a bruising tussle with the government over the regulator’s independence and the regulation of banks.

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Q:

What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh city?

Answer

Saigon

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Subject: World Geography

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Q:

Which country was responsible for the idea of the internet?

A) United States B) Japan
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) United States

Explanation:

United States was the country that was responsible for the idea of the internet.

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Q:

Geography can be understood in terms of five different

A) Themes B) Languages
C) Places D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Themes

Explanation:

Geography is a field of science related to the study of the lands, places, relation between people & their environments. Geography can be understood in terms of five different themes. They are :

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)
• Movement
• Region.

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Q:

Which of these established the rights of citizens?

A) Magna Carta B) The Bill of Rights
C) The Habeas Corpus Act D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Bill of Rights

Explanation:

The Bill of Rights established the rights of citizens. It is also called as Declaration of rights or Charter of rights. It is a list of most important rights to the citizens of a country.

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Q:

Barbituric Acid was synthesized in 1864 by

A) Adolf von Baeyer B) Marie Curie
C) Mendeleev D) John Dalton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adolf von Baeyer

Explanation:

German Chemist, Adolf von Baeyer first synthesized Barbituric Acid in 1864.

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Project-75 India, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which Indian armed force?

A) Indian Army B) Indian Air Force
C) Indian Coast Guard D) Indian Navy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Indian Navy

Explanation:
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