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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.


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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.


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Which is true of the 1912 presidential election?

A) Because all three major candidates were Progressive, the Socialist won B) Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split
C) Although none of the candidates was Progressive, the Progressives decided the election D) Although none of the candidates was Progressive, Progressive ideas were important
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split

Explanation:

Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split" is the one among the following that is true of the 1912 presidential election.

The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the option "B".

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Q:

Water soluble vitamin include

A) vitamin C B) niacin
C) riboflavin D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the above

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Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?

A) C P Thakur B) Gullapalli N. Rao
C) Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar D) Aroup Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gullapalli N. Rao

Explanation:

Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the founder and chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad), has been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on May 6, 2017 at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.

 

Currently, Rao is the President of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmologica International (AOI), a group of 80 eminent academicians in ophthalmology in the world and is a past Chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

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Q:

Largest Mint in India is at

A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad
C) Noida D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kolkata

Explanation:

The Largest Mint in India is Kolkata Mint.

 

Government of India operates 4 Mints in the country for the production of Coins. They are at

      • Hyderabad, Telangana
      • Mumbai, Maharashtra
      • Kolkata, West Bengal
      • Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 
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Q:

When was the first central legislative assembly constituted?

A) 1909 B) 1917
C) 1920 D) 1925
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1920

Explanation:

The first central legislative assembly constituted in the year 1920.

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A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after -

A) The Prime Minister has signed it B) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament
C) The President has given her/his assent D) It is passed by both the Houses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The President has given her/his assent

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Who has penned a book titled 'I Do What I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric and Resolve' ?

A) Ajay Tyagi B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Bimal Jalan D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Raghuram Rajan

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Q:

What was the symbol of death of gautama buddha?

A) Stupa B) Bodhi tree
C) Lion D) Chaitya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stupa

Explanation:

Stupa represents the symbol of death of Gautama Buddha. On the other hand, Bodhi Tree is the symbol of nirvana of Gautama Buddha.

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