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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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Harsha was the last great royal parton of

A) Jainism B) Buddhism
C) Shaivism D) Bhagavatism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buddhism

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Which of the following is NOT one of the core areas identified under the Bharat Nirman Programme

A) Irrigation B) Rural Electrification
C) Rural Housing D) Computer Education in schools
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Computer Education in schools

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Q:

Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?

A) Centriole B) Chloroplast
C) Central Vacuole D) Mitochondria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mitochondria

Explanation:

Mitochondria are present in both plant and animal cells.

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Q:

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of

A) Rajasthan B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of Uttar Pradesh.

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The act of formally approving something is known as Arbitration.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

The act of formally approving something is known as Ratification.

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Q:

How many cups in a quart?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

1 quart = 4 cups.

=> We know that 1 quart = 2 pints

But 1 pint = 2 cups

=> 2 pints = 2 x 2 cups = 4 cups = 1 quart.

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Which of the following is not a Fixed Cost?

A) Insurance B) Salaries
C) Depreciation D) Direct Materials
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Direct Materials

Explanation:

Direct Materials doesn't come under Fixed Cost because it vary with changes in the activity level of a business.

Fixed Cost :

A fixed cost is a cost that does not change over the short-term, even if a business experiences changes in its sales volume or other activity levels.

It is of some importance to understand the extent and nature of the fixed costs in a business, since a high fixed-cost level requires a business to maintain a high revenue level in order to avoid generating losses.

Examples of Fixed Cost are:

Insurance, Salaries, Rent, Property Taxes,...

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In which city Indian Railways has installed Asia’s largest Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system?

A) Kolkata B) Lucknow
C) Hyderabad D) Kharagpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kharagpur

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