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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.


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Karnataka Bank Limited has recently launched Missed Call Banking Facility. Which of the following Statements are true regarding this?

(1) After giving missed call, the customer gets his account balance/mini statement through SMS on his mobile

(2) This Facility is free of cost

(3) Bank customers can give missed call from their registered mobile number to the designated numbers of the Bank and Know balance in their account or get mini statement

(4) These services are available only from registered mobile number of a customer to ensure confidentiality of the account details.

A) 1,3 and 4 B) 1,2 and 3
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1,2,3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4

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Who is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India" ?

A) R. K. Narayan B) Mark Tully
C) C. Narayan Reddy D) Ved Mehta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mark Tully

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Q:

Jamini Roy is a famous

A) Dancer B) Magician
C) Cartoonist D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Painter

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Which is faster Light or Sound?

A) Light B) Sound
C) Both are same D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Light

Explanation:

Light travels Faster than Sound.

 

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

 

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

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Q:

Tone, volume and pace are part of

A) Body language B) Spoken language
C) Sign language D) Written language
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Spoken language

Explanation:

Tone, volume and pace are part of Spoken language.

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Which is a pair of allotropes?

A) carbon-16 and carbon-12 B) diamond and graphite
C) carbon dioxide and graphite D) diamond and carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diamond and graphite

Explanation:

Allotropes are the different physical forms of an element. Here in the given options, diamond and graphite are the pair of allotropes of carbon.

 

Some more examples are Molecular oxygen and ozone are pair of allotropes, Black and red phosphorous are also pairs of allotropes.

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Q:

The water molecule has a dipole with the negative portion

A) localized on one of the hydrogens B) localized between the hydrogen atoms
C) pointing toward the oxygen atom D) pointing from the oxygen through the hydrogen atoms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pointing toward the oxygen atom

Explanation:

The water molecule has a dipole with the negative portion pointing toward the oxygen atom.

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Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of RBI in place of US Paliwal ?

A) Anjali Singh B) Manish Tomar
C) Susheela Singh D) Surekha Marandi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Surekha Marandi

Explanation:

Surekha Marandi has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She succeeded U S Paliwal, who retired on December 31, 2016.

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