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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?

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Sales commissions are classified as

A) Period costs B) Product costs
C) Indirect labour D) Overhead costs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Period costs

Explanation:

A sales commission is money your small business pays an employee when she sells your products or services to customers. Sales commissions are classified as selling expenses which come under Period costs. A period cost is any cost that cannot be capitalized into prepaid expenses, inventory, or fixed assets.

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The Korba coalfield is located in

A) Orissa B) West Bengal
C) Chhttisgarh D) Assam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chhttisgarh

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Q:

Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?

A) Sandford Fleming B) Fredrich
C) Williamson D) James Broot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sandford Fleming

Explanation:

Sir Sandford Fleming, (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18. He proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp.

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Which of the following is the lightest metal?

A) Lithium B) Silver
C) Mercury D) Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lithium

Explanation:

Lithium is the lightest of all the metals due to its low atomic number among metals. It is the lightest solid element.

 

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Properties ::

 

* It is a soft silvery-white alkali metal.

* Lithium is highly reactive and flammable and is stored in mineral oil.

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Who wrote the book ' The Prince '

A) V.S.Sharma B) Bernard Shaw
C) Emile Zola D) Niccolo Machiavelli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niccolo Machiavelli

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Which Article of the Constitution of India accords Special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir?

A) 311 B) 324
C) 356 D) 370
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 370

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Ravi Varma is famous in which of the following fields?

A) Dancing B) Sculpture
C) Painting D) Singing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Painting

Explanation:

he is famous in painting

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Where will the Olympic Games in 2012 be held

A) Italy B) Germany
C) France D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

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