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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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Q:

Hard Drive capacity is measured in

A) Newton B) GB
C) THz D) Gwallior
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GB

Explanation:

Hard drive or disc is used to store the users information and its capacity is measured in Giga Bytes (GB) and Tera Bytes (TB).

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Q:

Lines are used in art to indicate

A) shadows and highlights B) direction and motion
C) boundaries between forms D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Lines are used in art to indicate

 

a. boundaries between forms.
b. direction and motion.
c. shadows and highlights.
d. spatial depth on flat surfaces.

 

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Q:

How long does a basketball game last?

A) 35 min B) 55 min
C) 1 hr 15 min D) 48 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 48 min

Explanation:

A basketball game last for a total of 48 minutes which has 4 quarters of 12 minutes each excluding all timeouts, 15 min half time, fouls,...

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Q:

Who is appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank in April, 2017 ?

A) Kanungo B) Mahesh Kumar Jain
C) Ravi Chander D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mahesh Kumar Jain

Explanation:

Mahesh Kumar Jain was appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI bank in April 2017.

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Q:

List of Lok Sabha Speakers in India [1952 To 2019]

Answer

1) G.V. Mavalankar (1952-56)


 


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2) M.A. Ayyangar (1956-57 & 1957-62)


 


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3) Hukam Singh (1962-67)


 


 


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4) N. Sanjiva Reddy (1967-69)


 


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5) Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1969-1971 & 1971-1975)


 


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6) Bali Ram Bhagat (19976-77)


 


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7) K.S. Hegde (1977-80)


 


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8) Balram Jakhar (1980-1984 & 1984-1989)


  


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9) Rabi Ray (1989-91)


 


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10) Shivraj Patil (1991-96)


  


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11) P.A. Sangma (1996-98)


 


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12) G.M.C. Balayogi (1998-99 & 1999-2002)


 


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 13) Manohar Joshi (2002-04)


 


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14) Somnath Chatterjee (2004-09)


 


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15) Meira Kumar (2009-14)


 


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16) Sumitra Mahajan (2014-19)


 


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17) Om Birla (2019 -)


 


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Q:

Synapsis occurs during

A) Mitosis B) Meiosis
C) Both A & B D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Meiosis

Explanation:

Synapsis is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation, and possible chromosomal crossover between them.

Synapsis takes place during prophase I of meiosis.

It is also called as Syndesis.

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Q:

As per the Census of 2001, the least urbanised State of India is

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Assam
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:
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Q:

During which process is water produced?

A) Acetyl COA formation B) Electron transport chain
C) Alcohol fermentation D) citric acid cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electron transport chain

Explanation:
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