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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
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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

It is a truth universally

P-acknowledged that a single
Q-man in possession of a good
R-fortune must be in want of a wife

A) QRP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PQR

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Which statement about weak bonds is correct?

A) Covalent bonds are weak bonds B) They are hard to break
C) Weak bonds are transient and easily reversible. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Weak bonds are transient and easily reversible.

Explanation:

In chemistry, Weak bonds are those forces of attraction that, do not take a large amount of energy to break.

 

For example, hydrogen bonds are broken by energies in the order of 4 - 5 kcal/mol.

Ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions are considered weak bonds.

 

Weak bonds are transient and easily reversible.

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Q:

Which of the following things was illegalised by India Act 5th of 1843 ?

A) Sati Pratha B) Slavery
C) Polygamy D) Child marriage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Slavery

Explanation:

The Indian Slavery Act, also called as Act 5th of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.

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India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India?

A) S. Radha Krishnan B) Gopalswamy Iyyengar
C) V.K. Krishna Menon D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

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Q:

Which one of the following is not an award given on the National Awards Day

A) Rajiv Khel Ratna B) Arjun Award
C) Dhyanchand Award D) Vishwamitra Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishwamitra Award

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Q:

The instrument used to measure blood pressure?

A) Sphygmomanometer B) Manometer
C) Thermometer D) Stethescope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sphygmomanometer

Explanation:

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The Sphygmomanometer is the instrument that is used for measuring blood pressure.

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Q:

The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is ___________.

 

A) Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission   B) General Secretary of Lok Sabha  
C) Secretary of Finance Ministry   D) Secretary of Planning Commission  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Secretary of Planning Commission  

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Q:

MS-EXCEL is based on

A) OS/2 B) UNIX
C) WINDOWS D) DOS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) WINDOWS

Explanation:

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.

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