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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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National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHEM) was announced by

 

A) Nirmala Sitharaman   B) Narendra Modi
C) Nitin Gadkari D) Dr. Harshvardhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nirmala Sitharaman  

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Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market?

A. Scheduled commercial banks

B. Regional rural bank

C. Cooperative banks

D. Primary dealers

A) Only A and B B) Only B
C) Only A, B, And D D) Only A And D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

Explanation:

The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

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What is called the descendants of Dutch and Portuguese colonies in Sri Lanka?

 

A) Sinhalese B) Tamil
C) Burgher D) Vedda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Burgher

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What per cent of the total geographic area of India is occupied by the Protected Areas?

 

A) 2.5% B) 10%
C) 7.5% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5%

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Sound waves can not travel through a

 

A) copper wire placed in air B) silver slab placed in air
C) glass prism placed in water D) wooden hollow pipe placed in vacuum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wooden hollow pipe placed in vacuum

Explanation:

Sound is a kind of energy created when something vibrates. When this vibration reaches an ear, it is translated into what we recognize as a sound. Sound vibration must travel through matter. Therefore, it can travel through air and water but not through vacuum.

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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

I) Bleaching powder is a pale yellow powder

II) Dry NH3 gas turns red litmus blue

III) The pH of rain water is nearly 7

IV) The pH of acid rain is nearly 5.6

 

A) I, II and IV B) II and III
C) I and IV D) Only II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only II

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Who of the following operated the first regular trade union in India?

 

A) M.N. Lokhande B) V.P. Wadia
C) Shashipad Banerjee D) N.M. Joshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V.P. Wadia

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Which Indian company has partnered with UNICEF to distribute vaccines around the world?

 

A) Bharat Biotech B) Dr Reddys
C) Serum Institute of India D) Biocon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Serum Institute of India

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