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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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What is the slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?

A) Kal ki Fikr Nahin B) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata
C) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata

Explanation:

The slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJY) introduced by PM Narendra Modi is Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata.

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Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD),  in 2017 ?

A) Smita Sandhane B) Shikha Pandey
C) Kavitha Chander D) Laxmi Sadhana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Smita Sandhane

Explanation:

Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space, has appointed Smita Sandhane as its Managing Director (MD). She is the first woman chief of India's largest urban co-operative bank.
'Service to the common man' is the Motto of Saraswat Bank.

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A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be 

A) a parabola B) a horizontal straight line
C) a vertical straight line D) a circle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a parabola

Explanation:

Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So, by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity. But then, it is also pulled down by earth's gravity continuously. In this situation its horizontal motion gives way to the parabolic motion until it reaches the ground.

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Q:

Biological complete proteins are found in

A) Potato, Onion, Carrot B) Apple, Egg, Wheat
C) Rice, Meat, Butter D) Meat, Milk, Egg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Meat, Milk, Egg

Explanation:
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Q:

How many languages are contained in the  VIIIth schedule of the Indian Constitution?

A) 18 B) 22
C) 16 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22

Explanation:
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What is a direct result of aerobic respiration?

A) The enzymes for anaerobic respiration are produced and stored in lysosomes B) Alcohol is produced by yeast and bacteria
C) The potential energy of glucose is transferred to ATP molecules D) Lactic acid is produced in muscle tissue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The potential energy of glucose is transferred to ATP molecules

Explanation:

Aerobic respiration is the reaction takes place in presence of oxygen which quite opposite to anerobic. The direct result of aerobic repiration is ATP molecules from breakdown of glucose molecules.

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Q:

Which is the liquid that shows Capillary fall?

Answer

Mercury

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In computer short cut keys, F4 key is used to

A) To display the items in the active list B) To display help
C) To display system properties dialog box D) To display desktop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To display the items in the active list

Explanation:

To display the items in the active list.

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