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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
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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When were the first general elections of Independent India conducted ?

A) 1948-49 B) 1949-50
C) 1950-51 D) 1951-52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1951-52

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Well-Known oralcare brand, Oral-B is owned by which company?

A) Procter & Gamble B) Colgate
C) Gilette D) Reckitt Benckiser
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Procter & Gamble

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The glacier of the Nubra Valley, the longest one with a length of over 72km is called the ______ glacier

A) Hispar B) Siachen
C) Biafo D) Baltaro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Siachen

Explanation:

Hispar and Beturaof the Hunza valley are over 57km long. They are the largest glaciers. Biafo and Baltaro of the shigar valley are 60 km long

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Which is the fastest running train on Indian railway

A) Mumbai - Goa super fast Express B) New Delhi - Lucknow Shatabdi Express
C) New Delhi -Chandigarh Shatabdi Express D) New Delhi - Mumbai Rajdhani Express
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New Delhi - Mumbai Rajdhani Express

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What device converts light energy to electrical energy?

A) Photodiode B) Photovoltaic cell
C) Thermocouple D) Heliostats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Photovoltaic cell

Explanation:

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A device which is used to convert light energy directly into electrical energy is called as photovoltaic cell or a solar cell.

 

Heliostats convert light energy into heat energy.

 

A thermocouple is a device for measuring temperature.

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Which of the following group of elements are diamagnetic ?

A) Argon, copper, silver B) Hydrogen, argon, copper
C) Oxygen, copper, silver D) Hydrogen, oxygen, Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Argon, copper, silver

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 What does 'C' stands for in the abbreviation UNODC ?

A) Crime B) Cinema
C) Committee D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crime

Explanation:

UNODC is abbreviated as United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices.

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Most water is lost daily via the

A) skin B) kidneys
C) mouth D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) kidneys

Explanation:

Most of the water in the body will be lost by kidneys in the form of urine.

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