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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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Which among the following body regulates Mutual Funds in India?

A) SEBI B) RBI
C) AMFI D) NABARD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SEBI

Explanation:

Mutual Funds in India are regulated by the body SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India. It was founded in 1992. In 1996, SEBI formulated the Mutual Fund Regulation.

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When is the ' World AIDS Day ' observed all over the world

A) 1st october B) 12th December
C) 1st December D) 13th November
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1st December

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the third Mahamana Express running between_______ .

A) Delhi and Lucknow B) Vadodara and Varanasi
C) Patna and Delhi D) Vadodara and Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vadodara and Varanasi

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Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?

A) James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin B) Friedrich Miescher
C) Phoebus Levene D) Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berxelius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phoebus Levene

Explanation:

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid polymer composed of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleotides are composed of three components: (1) a pentose sugar; (2) a nitrogenous base; and (3) one to three phosphate groups.

Phoebus Levene, a Russian biochemist was the first to discover the nucleotide and the first to correctly identify the way nucleic acid molecules, DNA.

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What is the name of the writer of indian origin whose novel, "The Inheritance of Loss" has bagged Man Booker Prize?

A) Vikram Seth B) Kiran Desai
C) Salman Rushdie D) V.S Naipaul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kiran Desai

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N.R. Narayana Murthy was recently presented with the 2014  'Global India Award' in Canada. He is the executive chairman of which of the following companies?

A) Infosys B) Wipro
C) IBM D) TCS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Infosys

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Which Software services firm has completed the acquisition of London-based Brilliant Basics  ?

A) IBM B) Google
C) Microsoft D) Infosys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Infosys

Explanation:

Infosys had acquired the product design and customer experience (CX) company Brilliant Basics in a cash deal worth 7.5 million pounds, including earn-out and employee retention amounts.

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Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

A) Switzerland B) People's Republic of china
C) Japan D) Ukraine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) People's Republic of china

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