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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
  • All India Services:
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Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu ?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Rajendra Prasad D) Mahatma Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

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An image formed by a plane mirror, that cannot be obtained on a screen is called _______.

A) Virtual image B) Real image
C) Inverted image D) Erect image
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Virtual image

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Who has chosen for the first "Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar"?

A) Subhash Chandra Bose B) Alluri Seetha Ramaraju
C) Abhinandan Varthaman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abhinandan Varthaman

Explanation:

Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down the Pakistan's F-16 jet has chosen for the first "Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar".

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The size of the pupil is controlled by the

A) Retina B) Iris
C) Cornea D) Lens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iris

Explanation:

The size of the pupil is controlled by the Iris when light enters the eye.

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Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?

A) Carbonyl and amine B) Ketone and amine
C) Amine and carboxyl D) Aldehyde and amine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amine and carboxyl

Explanation:

The two functional groups Amine and carboxyl groups are always found in amino acids.

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Q:

ISRO successfully launches communication satellite on board of

A) GSLVMkIII B) GSLVMkII
C) GSLVMkI D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) GSLVMkIII

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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.


Tongue-­in-­cheek

A) In an insincere way B) To praise wholeheartedly
C) A sensational news D) To say something hurtful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In an insincere way

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