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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the ____________ are known as Duns.

A) Himadri B) Himachal
C) Shiwaliks D) Tibet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shiwaliks

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The mechanism of material removal in EDM process is

A) Erosion and Cavitations B) Cavitations and Evaporation
C) Melting and Evaporation D) Melting and Corrosion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Melting and Evaporation

Explanation:

Electrical discharge machining (EDM), also known as spark machining, spark eroding, burning, die sinking, wire burning or wire erosion, is a manufacturing process whereby a desired shape is obtained by using electrical discharges.

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In which year a new “Liberalized Industrial Policy” in India was announced for the first time?

A) 1991 B) 1992
C) 1986 D) 1993
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1991

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In India, country's 1st Owl Festival held in

A) Hyderabad B) Pune
C) Kolkata D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pune

Explanation:

In India, country's 1st Owl Festival held in Pune, for two days i.e, on Nov 29 and Nov 30. It is a first-of-its-kind festival in the country that is being organised with the intention of creating awareness about owl as a bird and debunking numerous superstitions associated with it.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

To give money to agents for sales.

A)  Salary B)  Commission
C) Fee D) Incentive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  Commission

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Which part of flower produces pollen grains that are generally yellowish in color?

A) Sepals B) Petals
C) Stamens D) Carpels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stamens

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The first nuclear power plant in India was set up at?

A) Koodankulam B) Tarapur
C) Kaiga D) Narora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tarapur

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When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as

A) Perigee B) Apogee
C) Perihelion D) Aphelion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perigee

Explanation:

When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as Perigee.

The distance between the Moon and Earth varies throughout the month and the year since the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical. The distance is about 382,900 kilometers from the Moon's center to the center of Earth.

 

Hence, the point on the Moon's orbit closest to Earth is called the perigee.

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