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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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On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill proposes to hike the salary of Chief Justice of India (CJI) to nearly ______.

 

A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month B) Rs 3.9 lakh per month
C) Rs 2 lakh per month D) Rs 5 lakh per month
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month

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Which of the following best defines disposable income?

A) Income received by householdsless personal taxes. B) The before-tax income received by households.
C) All income earned by resource suppliers for their current contributions to production. D) The market value of the annual output net of consumption of fixed capital.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Income received by householdsless personal taxes.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Amit said to the gardener, "Did you find the ring anywhere?"

 

A) Amit asked the gardener that whether he had found the ring anywhere. B) Amit asked the gardener that if he did find the ring anywhere.
C) Amit asked the gardener that if he did find the ring somewhere. D) Amit asked the gardener if he had found the ring anywhere.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amit asked the gardener if he had found the ring anywhere.

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____ is used in periscope.

A) Plane mirror B) Prism
C) Concave lens D) Convex lens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plane mirror

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Q:

The repeated reflection that results in persistence of sound is called

A) echo B) reflection
C) rarefaction D) reverberation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reverberation

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Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is not correct regarding the Office of the Vice President of India?

A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament. B) The    vice    President    is    elected    in accordance    with    the    system    of proportional  representation  by  means of single transferab
C) The   Vice   President   shall   not   be   a member    of    either    House    of    the Parliament   or   of   a D) The  Vice  President  of  India  shall  be  ex officio   Chairman   of   the   Council   of States  and  shall  not  hold  any  office 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament.

Explanation:

The Vice-President is elected by an electoral  college  consisting  of  both elected and nominated members of both   Houses   of   Parliament,   in accordance   with   the   system   of proportional     representation     by means  of  the  single  transferable vote   and   the   voting   in   such election  is  by  secret  ballot.  The Vice-President  is  not  a  member  of either  House  of  Parliament  or  of  a House of a Legislature of any state. 

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Which  one  of  the  following  sectors  is  not affected   by   the   changes   made   in   the Foreign  Direct  Investment  Policy  in June 2016?

A) Multi-brand retailing B) Defence
C) Private security agencies D) Manufacturing   of   small   arms   and ammunitions  covered  under  the  Arms Act, 1959
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Manufacturing   of   small   arms   and ammunitions  covered  under  the  Arms Act, 1959

Explanation:

Changes  made  in  FDI  policy  in June     2016     will     not     affect manufacturing  of  small  arms  and ammunition.

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Q:

Rupee 5 and 10 coins are now made of

A) Ferritic stainless steel B) Silver and steel
C) Cupro nickel alloy D) Copper and brass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cupro nickel alloy

Explanation:

The copper nickel alloys composed of copper with 25% nickel with 0.05-0.4% manganese is commonly used for the manufacture of coins, medals and other semi valuable applications.

 

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