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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
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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___________________________ is an Indian Government Savings Bond, primarily used for small savings and income tax saving investments in India.

A) Provident Fund B) Life Insurance Policies
C) National Saving Certificate D) Long term government bonds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Saving Certificate

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A ceramic pottery unit hires 8 craftsmen by paying each of them Rs 900 per day. The 9th craftsman demands Rs 950 per day. If this craftsman is hired then all other craftsmen must be paid Rs 950. The marginal resource (labour) cost of the 9th craftsman is _________.

A) Rs 1530 B) Rs 1050
C) Rs 50 D) Rs 1350
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 1350

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Clement

 

A) Irritate B) Cold  
C) Clingy   D) Mild
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mild

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___________ is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.

A) Glucogen B) Thyroxine
C) Oxytocin D) Insulin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Insulin

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During the free fall of the object, the decrease in potential energy, at any point in its path, appears as an equal amount of increase in _________________.

 

A) kinetic energy B) work done
C) heat energy D) gravitational force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) kinetic energy

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) India joined MTCR in 2016. B) India submitted a formal application for membership of the NSG in 2016.
C) India proposed the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in 1996. D) The Common wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in 2016 at Malta.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Common wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in 2016 at Malta.

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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is held every 2 years. It is the association’s ultimate policy and decision-making forum. The November 2015 Meeting, to be held in Malta, had the theme of ‘Commonwealth –Adding Global Value’.

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Saffron is produced in a large scale in

A) Himachal Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand of a -2 for its product. If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be

A) 3% B) 10%
C) 2.50% D) 7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10%

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