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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.


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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

Explanation:

Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?

A) 1664 B) 1632
C) 1600 D) 1608
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1600

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Asexual reproduction differs from sexual reproduction in that in asexual reproduction, ______

A) the new organisms are genetically identical to the parent B) the gametes are produced in reproduction
C) the nuclei of gametes fuse D) the offspring shows variations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the new organisms are genetically identical to the parent

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Inert gases are

A) Miscible with water B) Not stable
C) Chemically unreactive D) Chemically very active
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemically unreactive

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of

A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir B) One Life is Not Enough
C) Accidental Prime Minister D) The Substance and the Shadow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir

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For a good that is a luxury demand

A) has unit elasticity B) tends to be inelastic
C) tends to be elastic D) cannot be represented
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tends to be elastic

Explanation:

For a good that is a luxury demand tends to be elastic.

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What is the net charge on Calcium fluoride?

A) 1+ B) 0
C) 1­- D) 2­-
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

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Which Indian State has the highest GDP?

A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maharashtra

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