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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
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The Study of Ancient Societies is called

A) Anthropology B) Archaeology
C) History D) Ethnology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Archaeology

Explanation:

Archaeology is the science which studies ancient societies based on their material remains. Through the analysis of objects and those works constructed by ancient peoples, this science can arrive at conclusions about their culture and their ways of life. There are several branches of Archaeology as well as many tools relevant to this science.

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The Supreme Court of India was set up by the 

A) Regulating Act, 1773 B) Pitt's India Act, 1784
C) Charter Act, 1813 D) Charter Act,1833
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Regulating Act, 1773

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Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer process instructions?

A) the hard disk B) main memory
C) the control unit D) read-only memory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) main memory

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Name the state that has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters.

A) Tripura B) Mizoram
C) Maharashtra D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

Explanation:

Maharashtra has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgender in the state register as voters in greater numbers.

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The 'Rhur of India' is 

A) Mumbai - Pune region B) Damodar Valley region
C) Chennai- Bangalore region D) Delhi-Kanpur region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley region

Explanation:

This region is thus called because of its rich coal field and the iron and steel plants that have come up around them. Rhur valley is a major Industrial hub of West Germany. 

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Q:

Santhal, a folk dance of India, belongs to which state?

 

A) Karnataka B) Odisha
C) West Bengal D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

Explanation:

Santhal, one of the best tribal folk dances of India, belongs to the state of West Bengal.

 

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The term 'mixed economy' denoted

A) existence of both rural and urban sectors B) existence of both private and public sectors
C) existence of both heavy and small industries D) existence of both developed and underdeveloped sectors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) existence of both private and public sectors

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Which Color has the Longest Wavelength?

A) Violet B) Yellow
C) Red D) White
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Red

Explanation:

The visible colors from Longest wavelength to Shortest wavelength are :: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Violet.

                    Red > Orange > Yellow > Green > Blue > Violet.

 

1. Infrared radiation has a longer wavelength than visible Red light.

 

2. Ultraviolet radiation has a shorter wavelength than the visible violet light. 

 

3. The white light is a mixture of the colors of the visible spectrum.

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