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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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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Blow one's own trumpet

A) Play some music B) Surprise oneself
C) Praise oneself D) Condone oneself
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Praise oneself

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The absolute zero is a temperature at which _______

A) molecular motion in a gas would cease B) water freezes
C) all gases become liquid D) all gases become solid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) molecular motion in a gas would cease

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What is the Capital of Telangana State?

A) Hyderabad B) Secunderabad
C) Vijayanagara D) Visakhapatnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hyderabad

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A favorable cost variance occurs when

A) actual incurred cost is less than the standard cost B) actual incurred cost is greater than the standard cost
C) actual incurred cost is equal to the standard cost D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) actual incurred cost is less than the standard cost

Explanation:

Cost variance is nothing but the difference between the actual incurred cost and the estimated standard cost. This can be occured due to any changes in the volume of goods or services ordered. 

A favorable cost variance occurs when the actual incurred cost is less than the standard cost estimated before the production.

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Which team won IPL 2019 title?

A) CSK B) MI
C) SRH D) DC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MI

Explanation:

Mumbai Indians won the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2019 title. They won this title for the fourth time in the 12 years. They have won this against CSK in the final at hyderabad.

 

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What is the connection between National Sovereignty and Demilitarization?

Answer

National Sovereignty is the condition of a nation that has self-rule, a stable government and the right to exist without interference from other nations.


Whereas


Demilitarization is the process of reducing and even eliminating the armed forces of a nation.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Idiosyncrasy B) Idicyncrrasy
C) Idoeosyncrasy   D) Idiocyncracy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Idiosyncrasy

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Who invented Emoji in 1999?

A) Shigetaka Kurita B) Hemang Amin
C) Lee Loong D) Hamilton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shigetaka Kurita

Explanation:

Shigetaka Kurita invented Emoji in 1999. There are about 3304 emojis as of March 2020.

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