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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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A large underground economy results in an

A) Overstated GDP B) Understated GDP price index
C) Overstated GDP price index D) Understated GDP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Understated GDP

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The 4th edition of "International Spice Conference" was held in

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

Explanation:

The fourth edition is planned in the CITY OF PEARLS, the silicon valley of India, Hyderabad; the capital of Telangana, India.

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PM Narendra Modi inaugerated the first ever airport of this state?

A) Odisha B) Sikkim
C) Assam D) Chattisgarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sikkim

Explanation:

PM inaugurates Sikkim's first airport, the Pakyong airport in Sikkim is located around 60 km from the India-China border in the village Pakyong near Gangtok the Sikkim's capital city.

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REM sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because

A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving. B) The person can have night terrors during this stage but will not remember them in the morning. (E) Th e person's vital signs are very slow, but the person can get up and walk around
C) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is in the deepest stage of sleep. D) The person's heart rate is slower than when awake, but the person can sleepwalk or sleep talk.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving.

Explanation:

REM sleep i.e, Rapid Eye Movement sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because the measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving as the brain is in fully active mode that time.

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New India Youth Conclave held in which place?

A) Gujarat B) Haryana
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gujarat

Explanation:

New India Youth Conclave held in Surat, Gujarat.

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Mohenjo Daro is situated in

A) Gujarat B) Punjab
C) Afghanistan D) Sindh province of Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sindh province of Pakistan

Explanation:

The ancient settlement of Mohenjo-daro is situated in Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

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Q:

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by

A) raising the activation energy B) absorbing energy
C) lowering the activation energy D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lowering the activation energy

Explanation:

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by lowering the activation energy which is done by catalysts to increase the rate.

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What is the primary purpose of the Supremacy Clause?

A) to explain why state and federal powers are always kept equal B) it has the power to divide the state and national governments
C) to outline why some powers must be implied rather than detailed D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it has the power to divide the state and national governments

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