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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?

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Select the antonym of

to rake

A) to harrow B) to scatter
C) to scour D) to enfilade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to scatter

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The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.

A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.

B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.

C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.

D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.

A) BDCA B) DCAB
C) ADCB D) CDAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ADCB

Explanation:

The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.

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Best suited for areas subject to friction, the epithelial tissue is called as

A) transitional B) simple columnar
C) straited squamous D) areolar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) straited squamous

Explanation:

The number of cell layers and cell types together give rise to 6 different types of epithelial tissue.


1. Simple squamous epithelia

2. Simple cuboidal epithelia

3. Simple columnar epithelia

4. Stratified squamous epithelia

5. Stratified cuboidal epithelia

6. Stratified columnar epithelia

 

Stratified squamous epithelia is best suited for areas subject to friction.

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Q:

The term hierarchy refers to

A) a team in which everyone is equal and has to pull his or her own weight B) a power structure in which each member knows his or her own place
C) a situation in which higher species such as men will always be in control of lower species such as animals D) a condition in which the weak must die so the strong can survive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a power structure in which each member knows his or her own place

Explanation:

Hierarchy is a system of ranking in which members of a particular society are ranked in an ascending order depending on various factors.

 

Hence, the term hierarchy refers to a power structure in which each member knows his or her own place.

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Which among the following is NOT a function of RBI? 

A) Serve as debt manager to other banks B) To work as monetary authority and implement its Monetary Policy
C) Serve as banker to central and state governments D) To serve as issuer of bank notes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Serve as debt manager to other banks

Explanation:

Serve as debt manager to other banks is not a function of RBI Bank.

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Q:

Golden Revolution in India refers to growth of

 

A) Rice B) Wheat
C) Honey D) Fish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Honey

Explanation:

Golden Revolution in India refers to increase in the production of Honey and other Horticulture. The period between 1991 to 2003 is referred to as Golden Revolution Period.

 

 

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Q:

The external oblique muscle is named due to its

A) Action B) Fiber detection
C) Location D) Attachment points
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fiber detection

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Q:

Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

A) Vitamins B & C B) Vitamins K, D & C
C) Vitamins A, D & K D) Vitamins A, K, B, C & D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamins B & C

Explanation:

Vitamins are essential nutrients found in foods. They perform specific and vital functions in a variety of body systems, and are crucial for maintaining optimal health.

 

The two different types of vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins.

 

Fat-soluble vitamins :

 Vitamins A, D, E and K — dissolve in fat before they are absorbed in the bloodstream to carry out their functions. Excesses of these vitamins are stored in the liver, and are not needed every day in the diet.

 

Water-soluble vitamins :

Vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored by the body. Since they are eliminated in urine, we require a continuous daily supply in our diet. The water-soluble vitamins include the vitamin B-complex group and vitamin C.

 

Water-soluble vitamins are easily destroyed or washed out during food storage or preparation.

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