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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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Valley of the Kings is located in which country?

A) Tanzania B) Italy
C) Egypt D) Turkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egypt

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Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Parasites.

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

Explanation:

No, the given statement is False.


Parasites are organisms that feed on other organisms causing harm to them.


Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Growth Mediums.

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Q:

Due to attack of dry rot, the timber

A) reduces to powder B) cracks
C) loss weight D) shrinks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) reduces to powder

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Who has been elected chair of the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission 2017 ?

A) Ban Ki-moon B) Peter Thomso
C) Antonio Guterres D) Amina J. Mohammed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ban Ki-moon

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How many Indian sites have been mentioned in the report ‘Not For Sale’ by the World Wide Fund for Nature ?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

Explanation:

The sites in India named include Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park, Western Ghats, Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area and Khangchendzonga National Park.

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Which statement describes decomposers?

A) Decomposers are insignificant organisms in the ecosystem and can be absent in some ecosystems. B) Decomposers can produce their own source of energy and can sometimes act as primary producers.
C) Decomposers are those organisms that recycle matter in the ecosystem.. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Decomposers are those organisms that recycle matter in the ecosystem..

Explanation:

Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they carry out the natural process of decomposition.

 

The statement "Decomposers are those organisms that recycle matter in the ecosystem" describes decomposers.

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?

A) Geneva B) Rome
C) Paris D) Vienna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geneva

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Isotopes of the atoms of same element have

A) same number of neutrons B) same number of protons
C) same atomic mass D) different chemical properties
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) same number of protons

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