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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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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Ascomycota?

A) Sac formation B) Zygospore formation
C) Basidium formation D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sac formation

Explanation:

Ascomycota is a division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. 

 

Hence, Sac formation is a characteristic of the Ascomycota fungi.

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Which statement describes the amount of rainfall in grasslands?

A) more than deserts B) less than forests
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:
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Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of HSBC ?

A) Douglas Flint B) Stuart Gulliver
C) Mark Tucker D) Victor Bernard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mark Tucker

Explanation:

British businessman Mark Tucker, currently group chief executive and president of insurance group AIA, will take over from Douglas Flint as the new Chairman of HSBC in October.

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Q:

In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from 

A) Liverpool to Hull B) Cardiff to Birmingham
C) Glasgow to Edinburgh D) West Midlands to the London area
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Midlands to the London area

Explanation:

In Britain few of the Canals built during the early days of the Industrial Revolution are now playing an important role in the economy  of the country. Example, Grand Union Canal.

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Q:

An implied power is one that

Answer

Implied powers are powers of U.S. government which have not been explicitly granted by the Constitution but that is implied by the necessary and proper clause to be delegated for the purpose of carrying out the enumerated powers.

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Q:

Who Built The Suez Canal?

A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Ferdinand de Lesseps
C) Robert Mills D) James Hoban
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ferdinand de Lesseps

Explanation:

The Suez Canal in Egypt, is a 101 mile long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It was built in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps.

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Who is the veteran communist leader and CM of West Bengal for a record five consecutive tems until Nov 2000?

Answer

Jyoti Basu

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Q:

You cannot link excel worksheet data to a word document

A) With a hyperlink B) With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar
C) With the right drag method D) With the copy and paste special commands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar

Explanation:

You cannot link excel worksheet data to a word document With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar.

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