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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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Weight of a person at a height of 2R from the centre of the earth, where R is the radius of the earth _______.

A) remains same B) becomes half
C) becomes twice D) becomes one­-fourth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) becomes one­-fourth

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Isfahan, the Persian Capital is said to have provided the inspiration to build which of these monuments?

A) Humayun's Tomb B) Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C) Qutub Minar D) Red Fort Complex
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Red Fort Complex

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.


Gaff

 

A) Complain B) Trick
C) Gesture D) Laugh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Trick

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"Sirius", the brightest star outside solar system, is also called ______.

A) Cat star B) Dog star
C) Fox star D) Lion star
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dog star

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Which city was the venue of 'ParmanuTech 2019'?

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

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Which statement best characterizes animism?

A) It's the basis of social status within a tribe. B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.
C) It's a religion that maintains the futility of human existence. D) It's composed of irrational superstitions that arise in underdeveloped rural communities.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.

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Thermohaline circulation is mainly due to

A) cold, dense ocean water sinking and warmer water replacing it B) winds causing circulation of ocean water
C) warmer, less dense water sinking in the ocean and cold water replacing it D) warm water being added to the ocean due to industial waste
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cold, dense ocean water sinking and warmer water replacing it

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An improvement in technology would shift

A) the demand curve rightward B) the supply curve rightward
C) the supply curve leftward D) the demand curve leftward
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the supply curve rightward

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An improvement in technology would shift the supply curve rightward.

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