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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.


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Q:

Long Sightedness means

A) near images are blurry B) far images are blurry
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) near images are blurry

Explanation:

Long sightedness is a common vision condition in which nearby objects are blurry.

 

In this situation, the person with this condition of the eye where the curvature of the cornea is flat or the axial length of the eyeball is short. When light enters the eye, it does not focus directly on the retina, but focuses beyond the retina. This causes near images to appear out of focus and blurred.

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Long sightedness is also called hyperopia, and sometimes presbyopia.

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Q:

Munda is a folk dance of _____.

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jharkhand

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Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?

A) the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S. B) the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states
C) federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments

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Q:

Exercise improves memory and learning.

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

Explanation:

Exercise can boost your memory and thinking skills by improvising alertness, attention and motivation.

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Q:

The system of Local Bodies in India was introduced by-

A) Lord Ripon B) Lord Mayo
C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Ripon

Explanation:

Lord Ripon was the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884. He introduced Local Bodies (Local Self Governance) in 1882 and showed the taste of independence to Indians.

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Q:

Starting or restarting a computer is called tasking the system.

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

Explanation:

False. The given statement that starting or restarting a computer is called tasking the system is not correct. 


 


We know that the starting or restarting a computer is called Booting the system.

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Q:

Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?

A) Rajeev Shukla B) V.K. Paul
C) Rajiv Kumar D) Bibek Debroy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajiv Kumar

Explanation:

Indian Economist Rajiv Kumar is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.

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Q:

Where is located the most active volcano in the world?

 

A) Around the Atlantic Ocean   B) Around the Pacific Ocean  
C) Around the Indian Ocean   D) Around the Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Around the Pacific Ocean  

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