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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
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Synonym of Sad?

A) Glad B) Lucky
C) Somber D) Fortunate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somber

Explanation:

Sad means being unhappy, sorrowful, mournful, wistful,...

 

Hence, Somber means cheerless i.e, unhappy which is synonym of sad. All other options are opposites of Sad.

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What are the original members of Bank of Central African States

A) Cameroon and Central African Republic B) Chad and Republic of the Congo
C) Gabon D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:
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Q:

KYC norms for e-wallets made mandatory from

A) March 31 B) March 1
C) April 1 D) May 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) March 1

Explanation:
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Q:

The Bolschevik revolution occurred in

Answer

1917 AD

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Q:

Which sport man is branded as "Fast Man on Earth"?

A) Milka Singh B) Usain Bolt
C) Ronaldo D) Christian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Usain Bolt

Explanation:

Usain Bolt is branded as "Fast Man on Earth".

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Q:

A viral species is a group of viruses that

A) same ecological niche B) same genetic information
C) both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both A & B

Explanation:
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Q:

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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What sugar is found in RNA?

A) Deoxyribose B) Ribose
C) Pentose D) Sucrose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ribose

Explanation:

RNA - ribonucleic acid is a type of nucleic acid. The sugar contained in it is called Ribose.

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