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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
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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A) plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanosoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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As per the data released by RBI, which bank witnessed the most number of frauds during April-December period of 2016 ?

A) HDFC Bank B) Standard Chartered Bank
C) SBI Bank D) ICICI Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ICICI Bank

Explanation:

ICICI Bank topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds during April-December period of 2016 with state-owned SBI taking the second spot, RBI data said.

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Which of the following countries is trying to get  membership of European Union?

A) Myanmar B) Brazil
C) Croatia D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Croatia

Explanation:
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Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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A) blunted affect and delusions B) delusions and hallucinations
C) withdrawal and flat affect D) abolition and hallucinations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) abolition and hallucinations

Explanation:

Abolition and hallucinations is the pair that consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Q:

Expedite is the opposite of

A) halt B) quicken
C) rush D) hasten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) halt

Explanation:

Expedite means making an action fast or sooner i.e, to accomplish a work as quickly as possible.

 

Hence, halt means stop and it is opposite of Expedite.

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Which State has been declared as the Open Defecation Free state?

A) Uttarakhand B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh State has been declared as the Open Defecation Free state.

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Q:

Name the dry, gusty wind that originates in the Eastern Rocky mountains of North America.

Answer

Chinook

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Which of these national parks has the world's largest population of the Indian one horned Rhino ?

A) Mrugavani national park B) Kajiranga national park
C) Manas national park D) Gir national park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kajiranga national park

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