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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.


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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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The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?

A) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram B) Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram
C) Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura  D) Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

Explanation:

The Constitution of India makes special provisions for the administration of the tribal dominated areas in four states viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. As per article 244 and 6th Schedule, these areas are called “Tribal Areas“, which are technically different from the Scheduled Areas under fifth schedule.

 

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What is the process of slow cooling of hot glass called?

A) Annealing B) Humidifying
C) Condensation D) Decantation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Annealing

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Who awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind medal of the British to Mahatma Gandhi for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa?

 

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Hardinge D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Hardinge

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Prostate gland is present below

A) the urinary bladder B) the kidneys
C) the scrotum D) the penis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the urinary bladder

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Under which Article of Indian Constitution an emergency can be declared on the grounds of failure of constitutional machinery in the states?

A) Article 350 B) Article 352
C) Article 356 D) Article 368
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 356

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On 26 July 2017, the Parliament passed the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017. This Bill extends jurisdiction of the act to which state?

A) Manipur B) Assam  
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Ease somebody's mind

 

A) Alleviate someone's anxiety. B) Listen to somebody's grievances.
C) Have the capacity to understand the other person's thoughts. D) Keep thinking about some person.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alleviate someone's anxiety.

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What is the name of the eighth planet discovered by NASA, circling Kepler- 90?

A) Kepler–90g B) Kepler–90h
C) Kepler–90i D) Kepler–908
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kepler–90i

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