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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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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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October 24 is observed as

A) World Vegetarian Day B) United Nations Day
C) World Immunization Day D) World Environment Day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) United Nations Day

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Who formulates fiscal policy in India?

A) Ministry of Finance B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) D) Finance Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ministry of Finance

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In India, Fiscal Policy is formulated by the Ministry of Finance.

 

Fiscal policy is playing an important role on the economic and social front of a country. Traditionally, fiscal policy is concerned with the determination of state income and expenditure policy. But with the passage of time, the importance of fiscal policy has been increasing continuously for attaining rapid economic growth.

An effective fiscal policy is composed of policy decisions relating to the entire financial structure of the government including tax revenue, public expenditures, loans, transfers, debt management, budgetary deficit, etc.

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Which of the following has got more heat capacity?

A) Iron piece B) Water
C) Gold piece D) Benzene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Water

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Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Kanishka
C) Harsah D) Ajatasatru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya

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Q:

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

A) India B) Egypt
C) Mexico D) Iran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iran

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The ancient India ,the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at

A) Pataliputra B) Rajgir
C) Vaishali D) Varanasi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rajgir

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The ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at Rajgir.

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If a sound travels from air to water, the quantity that remain unchanged is

A) velocity B) frequency
C) wavelength D) amplitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frequency

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Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Brave New World' is Aldous Huxley.
2. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.
3. The author of the novel 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor LaValle.

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

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