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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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Milk is a 

A) mixture B) element
C) metal D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) mixture

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Many times we see a term in newspapers 'IPO'. What is the full form of the Same?

A) Indian Public Offer B) Institutional Purchase Offer
C) Industrial Purchase Offer D) Initial Public Offer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Initial Public Offer

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What are the rungs of the DNA ladder made of?

A) phosphates and sugars B) nitrates and sugars
C) nitrates and phosphates D) sugars and hydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nitrates and phosphates

Explanation:

The rungs or the sides of the DNA ladder is made of Deoxyribose, which is a pentose, and a phosphate group are the two molecules together form the two sides of the DNA i.e, A sugar (deoxyribose) and a phosphate.

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Q:

Which best describes how air moves during convection?

A) cool air falls down B) warm air falls down
C) cool air is replaced by warm air D) air always falls down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cool air falls down

Explanation:

During convection, cool and dense air falls through the warmer and less dense air. The warm air having less mass is being displaced by the cooler which is much heavy. Convection always involves the air rising through the atmosphere.

 

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Q:

Internet was started in India on ?

A) 8 August,1994 B) 15 August,1995
C) 9 August,1995 D) 7 August,1996
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 August,1995

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Q:

Niligiri Tahr is the state animal of which of the following states ?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tamil Nadu

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The book “The Other One Percent: Indians in America” has been authored by whom?

A) Lionel Messi B) Balaji Vittal
C) Sanjoy Chakravorty D) Joe Harris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanjoy Chakravorty

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 What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

A) Blender B) Electric mixer
C) Washing machine D) Vacuum cleaner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electric mixer

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