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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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The book which deals with the love plays of the Dark Lord Krishna and his fair beloved Radha.

A) Meghdoot B) Raghuvamsa
C) Geet Govinda D) Padmavat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Geet Govinda

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Oath taken by medical graduates is given by-

A) Theophrastus B) Aristotle
C) Darwin D) Hippocrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hippocrates

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Main function of white blood corpuscles is _______

A) Transport of carbon dioxide B) Transport of oxygen
C) To produce immune system of body D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To produce immune system of body

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Which of the following is not a function of the Control Unit?

A) Interpret instructions B) Read instructions
C) Execute instructions D) Direct operations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Read instructions

Explanation:

Control Unit can perform the functions Interpret instructions, Execute instructions and Direct operations. But Reading instructions is not a function of the Control Unit.

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Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize

A) Mother Teresa B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) C.V.Raman D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore

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Who is the author of the book 'Smash & Grab - Annexation of Sikkim'

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Sunanda K Datta-Ray

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In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka ?

A) Guru Poornima B) Makar Sankranti
C) Holi D) Baisakhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baisakhi

Explanation:

The harvest festival of Baisakhi popularly celebrated in North India coincides with the Songkran festival of Thailand, the Thingyan in Myanmar and the Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. In all the latter three festivals, the coming of a New Year is the central theme and involves various indigenous ways of celebrations.

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Where is the DNA located in a eukaryotic cell?

A) Nucleus B) Chromosomes
C) Mitochondria D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

In eukaryotic cells, DNA is located in the nucleus, chromosomes and the mitochondria. Most of the DNA is present in the nucleus and some amount in the chromosomes and mitochondria.

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