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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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In which of the following cities India's first water metro project was recently launched?

A) Kolkata B) Kochi
C) Vishakhapatnam D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kochi

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Light travels in a straight line (rectilinear propagation of light). This statement does hold if the medium of travel for light is

A) of variable refractive index B) made up of slabs of different refractive indices
C) homogeneous and transparent D) inhomogeneous and transparent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) homogeneous and transparent

Explanation:

In vacuum and in homogeneous, transparent media, such as air, water, and glass, light moves in a straight line. When light encounters a boundary between two different transparent media, some light is reflected and some moves from the first into the second medium.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
 
Objective

A)

Fair

 B)

Detached
C)

Straight

 D)

Prejudiced
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

Prejudiced



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Q:

A negative supply shock in the short run causes

A) the aggregate supply curve to shift to the left B) unemployment to fall
C) the aggregate supply curve to shift to the right D) the price level to fall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the aggregate supply curve to shift to the left

Explanation:

A negative supply shock in the sho rt run causes the aggregate supply curve to shift to the left.

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Q:

Free-floating anxiety refers to anxiety that is

A) unrelated to any realistic, known source B) related to a specific event
C) related to a realistic source D) related to a specific object
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unrelated to any realistic, known source

Explanation:

Free floating anxiety is also known as Generalised Anxiety Disorder in which the individual may be unable to identify specific triggers for the anxiety.

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Q:

Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as _____.

A) meadow soil B) pedalfer soil
C) chernozen soil D) podzol soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) pedalfer soil

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Who is the author of the book "Kargil: Untold stories from the War"?

A) Roshan Rai B) Rachna Bisht Rawat
C) Anandi Ben D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rachna Bisht Rawat

Explanation:

Rachna Bisht Rawat is the author of the book "Kargil: Untold stories from the War".

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Q:

Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of

A) restricted-input monopolies B) sunk-cost monopolies
C) natural monopolies D) unregulated monopolies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) natural monopolies

Explanation:

Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of natural monopolies. Utilities like water, electricity and gas are essential services that play a vital role in economic and social development.

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