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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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Q:

Which Governor-General prohibited practice of 'Sati' in 1829?

A) Sir George Barlow B) Lord William Bentinck
C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Minto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord William Bentinck

Explanation:

Lord William Bentinck was the Governor-General who prohibited practice of 'Sati' in the year 1829.

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4 1910
Q:

A genus can best be defined as

A) a taxon belonging to a species B) the most specific taxon
C) a taxon composed of families D) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family

Explanation:

A genus can best be defined as a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family.

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Filed Under: General Science
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0 1910
Q:

What is the term for classifying and grouping organisms?

A) Homology B) Taxonomy
C) Biology D) Zeology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Taxonomy

Explanation:

The term for classifying and grouping organisms is Taxonomy. It is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Filed Under: General Science
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2 1910
Q:

If the speed of an object moving along a straight line is constant, its motion is said to be _________.

A) Uniform B) Periodic
C) Circular D) Non-uniform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uniform

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1909
Q:

Name the Bollywood actor who received Kala Ratan Award in March 2017?

A) Naseeruddin Shah B) Akshay Kumar
C) Anupam Kher D) Jitendra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Anupam Kher

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Filed Under: Honours and Awards
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1909
Q:

Ammonia can be dried by

A) Sulphuric acid B) Calcium oxide
C) Phosphorus pentoxide D) Calcium Chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Calcium Chloride

Explanation:

Ammonia can be dried by Calcium Chloride or calcium hydroxide.

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Filed Under: Chemistry
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1 1909
Q:

The demand curve shows the relationship between

A) good price and the service B) quantity demanded and the price of the good
C) quality and quantity of the good D) quality and price of the good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) quantity demanded and the price of the good

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Filed Under: Indian Economy
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0 1909
Q:

What country is home to the Sherpas?

Answer

Nepal

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Subject: World Geography

1 1909