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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Which country has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019?

A) Kuwait B) Iraq
C) Venezuela D) Qatar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Qatar

Explanation:

Qatar country has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019. The OPEC is The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.

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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) poseses B) posesses
C) possesses D) posseses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) possesses

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The gentle 'seaward sloping' surface from the coasts is called __________.

A) Continental shelf B) Continental rise
C) Abyssal plains D) Submarine ridges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Continental shelf

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Q:

Badrinath is situated on the bank of river

A) Mandakini B) Sutlej
C) Alaknanda D) Soudamini
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alaknanda

Explanation:

Badrinath is situated on the bank of river Alaknanda.

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Which statement best characterizes animism?

A) It's the basis of social status within a tribe. B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.
C) It's a religion that maintains the futility of human existence. D) It's composed of irrational superstitions that arise in underdeveloped rural communities.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.

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Q:

ISRO successfully launches communication satellite on board of

A) GSLVMkIII B) GSLVMkII
C) GSLVMkI D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) GSLVMkIII

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Q:

Where does digestion of protein begin?

A) Mouth B) Pharynx
C) Stomach D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stomach

Explanation:

Three main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids.

 

Hence, digestion of protein begin in stomach.

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What is constellation?

A) A particular pattern of equidistant stars from the earth in the sky B) A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the earth in the sky
C) A particular pattern of planets of our solar system in the sky D) A particular pattern and satellites in the sky due totheir position in the space
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the earth in the sky

Explanation:

A constellation is a group of stars that forms an imaginary outline or pattern on the celestial sphere, typically representing an animal, mythological person or creature, a god, or an inanimate object. Stars may or may not be equidistant from the earth.

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