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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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  • Railway Examinations
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What is the full form of RNA?

A) Ribonucleic Acid B) Ribonitric Acid
C) Ribonutrient Acid D) Reverse Nucleic Acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ribonucleic Acid

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They renovated the restaurant in 2017.

A) The restaurant was renovated by them in 2017. B) Renovating the restaurant was done by them in 2017.
C) The renovated restaurant was by them in 2017. D) The restaurant in 2017 was being renovated by them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The restaurant was renovated by them in 2017.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
They said, “We pray everyday.”

A) They said that they have been praying every day. B) They said that they pray every day.
C) They said that they prayed every day. D) They said that we prayed every day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They said that they prayed every day.

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The unit of measurement of noise is

A) Decibel B) Hertz
C) Amplifier D) Acoustics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decibel

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Soft drinks contain:

A) Oxalic acid B) Tartaric acid
C) Carbonic acid D) Citric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbonic acid

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Which of the following is not true of graded potentials?

A) They can form on receptor endings B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point
C) They are short-lived D) They can be called postsynaptic potentials
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point

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Graded potentials are changes in membrane potential that vary in size, as opposed to being all-or-none.

 

In the given options, They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point is not true about the graded potentials.

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In case of equal voting, who among the following can cast only a casting vote in Lok Sabha?

A) President of India B) Prime Minister of India
C) Chief Justice of India D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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Who invented the Lightning Rod in 1749?

A) Benjamin Franklin B) Nikola Tesla
C) Eli Whitney D) George Washington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Benjamin Franklin

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