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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
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Every year " National Maritime Day of India " is observed on

A) 1st April B) 2nd Aril
C) 4th April D) 5th April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5th April

Explanation:

National Maritime Day of India is observed every year on 5th April. On this day in 1919, S S Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, journeyed to the United Kingdom.

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What is the major monosaccharide found in the body?

A) Galactose B) Sucrose
C) Fructose D) Glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Glucose

Explanation:

Glucose is the major monosaccharide found in the body. It is absorbed directly into the bloodstream duringdigestion and a vital carbohydrate as it is a source of energy.

 

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Which of the following properties is found only in ferromagnetic materials ?

A) Susceptibility independent of temperature B) Point in a particular direction
C) Hysteresis D) Attracting a magnetic substance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hysteresis

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The Income elasticity demand for farm products is

A) High in India B) No demand at all
C) Very low in India D) High supply and no demand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Very low in India

Explanation:

Income easticity of demand measures the responsiveness of demand for any goods to changes in income. With increase in incomes generally the demand for farm products like rice wheat etc, will not change drastically. With income increase, demand for luxuries such as consumer durables etc will increase. The income elasticity  of demand for farm products is thus low.

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The United Nation declared 2003-2012 as the International decade for

A) United Nations Literacy Decade B) Bone and Joint Decade
C) Second International Decade for the Eradication of colonialism D) International Decade for Natural Disaster Rreduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) United Nations Literacy Decade

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What is CPC  ?

A) Central Person scheme B) Central Pay commission
C) Central Paid determination D) Central Pay scheme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Central Pay commission

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When was World Bank set up?

A) 1944 B) 1945
C) 1947 D) 1948
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1944

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Which, among the following industries , consumes the maximum power?

A) aluminium B) coal
C) steel D) petroleum refining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) aluminium

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