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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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Who Invented Microwave Oven ?

A) Lewis Edson Waterman B) Levi Strauss
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Sir Sandford Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Percy LeBaron Spencer

Explanation:
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Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

A) The President B) The Rajya Sabha Chairman
C) The joint session of Parliament D) No one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No one

Explanation:

The upper house of the parliament is the Rajya Sabha and is a permanent body.

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Q:

National Statistics day observed every year on

A) 20 October B) 20 July
C) 29 June D) 21 September
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29 June

Explanation:

National Statistics day is celebrated annually 29th June, on the occasion of Birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

It also commemorates the contributions made by PC Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning.

 

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What is India’s rank in the Global Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 by World Economic Forum ?

A) 40th B) 52nd
C) 12th D) 6th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40th

Explanation:

India has jumped 12 places to 40th rank globally in travel and tourism competitiveness list by World Economic Forum.

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Q:

Cortisol is secreted by

A) Thyroid gland B) Pituitary gland
C) Adrenal gland D) Parathyroid gland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adrenal gland

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The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on __________.

A) 19 April B) 18 April
C) 21 April D) 16 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18 April

Explanation:

Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.

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Teressa Island is located in which union territory of India?

A) Andaman & Nicobar B) Pondicherry
C) Delhi D) Lakshadweep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andaman & Nicobar

Explanation:

Teressa Island is located in Andaman & Nicobar of India.

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The Mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is 

A) holozoic B) holophytic
C) saprophytic D) Parasitic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) holozoic

Explanation:

The feeding mechanism is of several types. If it is entirely plant-like (photosynthesis),it is called holophytic. It is entirely (holo) animal-like (zoic), that is devouring already existing food, it is called holozoic.

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