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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Explanation:

The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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With the participation in the Rio Olympics who has become the first tennis player in the world to have 7 appearances in Olympics?

A) Martina Navratilova B) Serena Williams
C) Leander Paes D) Roger Federer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Leander Paes

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Name the committee appointed in 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi on "Revitalisation of Panchayti Raj Institution for Democracy & Development".

A) Ashok Mehta Committee B) L M Singhvi Committee
C) G.V.K. Rao Committee D) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) L M Singhvi Committee

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Which one reveals, more appropriately, functioning of the heart?

A) Electrocardiogram B) Echocardiogram
C) Stethoscope D) Lipid profile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Echocardiogram

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Which of the below options is called a laughing gas?

A) N2O B) CO2
C) H2O D) SO2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) N2O

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How do you know Yarlung Tsangpo better?

A) Ganges B) Brahmaputra
C) Mahanadi D) Sutlej
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmaputra

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The number of days' sales uncollected is calculated by

A) Dividing accounts receivable by net sales and multiplying by 365. B) Dividing net sales by accounts receivable and multiplying by 365.
C) Dividing accounts receivable by net sales. D) Dividing net sales by accounts receivable.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dividing accounts receivable by net sales and multiplying by 365.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Widespread liberalization of the economic ________________ regime was long overdue in 1991, and has played a positive role since, but its impact has ________________ its course and the policy has recognisable ___________________. Liberalization cannot address all aspects of the man­made environment and now climate change ________________ to change everything forever. We do not have another quarter century to deal ___________ these imperatives.

 

but its impact has ________________ its course

 

A) run B) ran
C) been running D) had ran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) run

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