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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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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

My sister's marriage passed _____ peacefully.

A) away B) by
C) off D) out
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) off

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Which of the following is a micronutrient?

A) Vitamin A B) Calcium
C) Iron D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Micronutrients are ne tothe nutrients which our body requires for functioning and to maintain immune to micro organisms. They include 

1) Vitamins 

2) Minerals

 

  • Vitamins: A,B1,B2,B3,B5,B6,B8,B9,B12,C,D,E,K.

 

  • Major minerals: calcium, magnesium, chlorine, phosphorus, potassium and sodium.

 

  • Oligo-elements (trace minerals): iron, copper, zinc, iodine, manganese, chromium, cobalt, selenium.
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Q:

A compact disc is a data storage of the type

A) Optical B) Mechanical
C) Eclectric D) Magnetic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Optical

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Which city will host the "Global Aviation Summit" 2019?

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

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Q:

Which of the following sports is most popular worldwide?

A) Cricket B) Football
C) Tennis D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Football

Explanation:

Football or Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide. This game has an estimated following of 4 billion which is followed by Cricket which has 2.5 billion estimated followers.

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How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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Which one of the following elements will be an isobar of calcium if the atomic number of calcium is 20 and its mass number is 40?

 

A) Element with 18 neutrons and 20 protons  B) Element with 19 neutrons and 18 protons 
C) Element with 19 neutrons and 20 protons  D) Element with 18 neutrons and 22 neutrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Element with 18 neutrons and 22 neutrons

Explanation:
Isobar: one of two or more atoms having equal atomic weights but different atomic numbers.
 
                    Mass number     Electrons      Neutrons
    Calcium            40                    20                 20
 
     Argon              40                    18                 22
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What is the best definition of the term cottage industry?

A) goods are produced at home B) group of cottages that serves as factory
C) people of same colony work at same place D) people work at industries leaving their homes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) goods are produced at home

Explanation:

Cottage industry is a manufacturing activity of people operated at home. The handcrafts which were sold in the society are examples of cottage industy products. It is a small scale industry in which the labor force is mostly family members or individuals.

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