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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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The Chief Financial Officer for a city is called the

A) City Controller B) Mayor Council
C) Concil Manager D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) City Controller

Explanation:

The Chief Financial Officer for a city is called the City Controller.

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Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?

A) Windows B) UNIX
C) OS-2 D) DOS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) OS-2

Explanation:

OS-2 operating systems is produced by IBM. It also created it's own version of DOS called PC-DOS.

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Which city to become India’s 1st city to have Crematorium For Cows?

A) Lucknow B) Hyderabad
C) Bhopal D) Allahabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhopal

Explanation:

Bhopal mayor Alok Sharma provision to build a cow crematorium in the Madhya Pradesh capital city Bhopal.

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How did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 help farmers?

A) It took government payments to railroads and gave them to farmers. B) It gave farmers shares in the largest railroad companies.
C) It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers. D) It forced railroads to build lines to the largest farming areas.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.

Explanation:

In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to public demand that railroad operations be regulated.

 

Railroads discriminated in the prices they charged to passengers and shippers in different localities by providing rebates to large shippers or buyers. These practices were especially harmful to American farmers, who lacked the shipment volume necessary to obtain more favorable rates.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Bigot

 

A) Intolerant B) Extremist
C) Racist D) Liberal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Liberal

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The commotion terrified her.

 

A) She was terrified. B) She is terrified of commotion.
C) She terrified by the commotion. D) She was terrified by the commotion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She was terrified by the commotion.

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Which of the following elements were not found in Lothal as archaeological remains?

A) Couple Burial B) Persian seals
C) Harbour D) Fine variety of barley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fine variety of barley

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The modern periodic table consists of 18 groups and 7 periods. What is the atomic number of the element placed in the 1st group and the 4th period?

A) 21 B) 17
C) 19 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 19

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