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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
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Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/are correct?1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.2. It can be exercised by the people though representatives in a Constituent Assembly.3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1 and 3 B) 1 and 2
C) 1 only D) 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 3

Explanation:

The Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavan and a Bharati Case. (1973)

Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution is not defined. But according to SC, the basic structure can be evolved but cannot be destroyed. Hence it falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament. Hence both 1 and 3 are correct.

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Who is the founder of Maratha empire?

A) Shivaji Maharaj B) Akbar
C) Ashoka D) Zahangeer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shivaji Maharaj

Explanation:

Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of Maratha empire.

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Which of the following is a treatment for heart disease?

A) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) B) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting(CABG)
C) Heart transplant D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

All the above options are the treatments for heart disease.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(People have been long known) how important the trees are to them.

A) People have to know long B) People had long known
C) People have long known D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) People have long known

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Who is the writer of the famous book 'Kabuliwala'?

A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Ravindra Nath Tagore
C) Munshi Prem Chand D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ravindra Nath Tagore

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India’s fastest and first multi – petaflops supercomputer named Pratyush was unveiled at ______.

A) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore B) Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore
C) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune D) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

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Which of the following never occurs singly in nature?

A) Inertia B) Momentum
C) Force D) Velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Force

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The definition of Lysogeny is

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The definition of Lysogeny is a dormant viral infection of bacteria in which the genetic material of a virus combines with that of a host bacterium.

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