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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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All India Radio was founded in

A) 1935 B) 1931
C) 1930 D) 1927
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1930

Explanation:

All India Radio founded in 1930.

With over 420 radio stations in about 23 languages & 179 dialects.

AIR is one of the largest radio broadcasters in world.

It also has 99.19% population coverage & 18 FM channels.

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Q:

When the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract,

A) the volume of the thorax decreases. B) the volume of the lungs decreases.
C) the volume of the thorax increases. D) the lungs shrink.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the volume of the thorax increases.

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Q:

New MD & CEO of Corporation Bank?

A) Jai Kumar Garg B) Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C) Jaya Pradha D) VR Lalithambika
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jai Kumar Garg

Explanation:

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The new MD & CEO of Corporation Bank was Jai Kumar Garg. Before this, he was Executive Director at UCO Bank.

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Q:

We are able to walk on earth without slipping because of

A) Gravitational force B) Frictional force
C) Viscous force D) Centrifugal force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Frictional force

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Q:

Which train was recently named as the 'Vande Bharat Express' by the Railways Ministry?

A) Uday Express 1 B) Antyodaya 10
C) 23 Humsafar Express D) Train 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Train 18

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Q:

The odometer guage indicates

A) the distance travelled by a vehicle B) the depth of the ocean
C) pitch length D) frequency of the wave
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the distance travelled by a vehicle

Explanation:

The odometer or the odograph is an instrument used to indicate the distance travelled by the vehicle.

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Which of these is true of the sedition act?

A) It made it illegal to print pro-war propaganda. B) It made it dangerous to speak out against the war.
C) It targeted white Russians. D) It made it dangerous to go abroad.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It made it dangerous to speak out against the war.

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Who is the MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank as of March 2018?

A) Chitra Ramakrishna B) Shikha Sharma
C) Usha Ananthasubramanian D) Arundathi Bhattacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Usha Ananthasubramanian

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