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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.


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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark the answer as No error. (Ignore errors of the punctuation if any).It was a long/ and uncomfortable journey / but he managed / to reach with time.

A) It was a long B) and uncomfortable journey
C) but he managed D) to reach with time.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to reach with time.

Explanation:

Here, “to reach in time” should be used. Idiom in times mean, not late. with enough time, to be able to do something

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Which one of the following is a physical change?

A) Burning of coal B) Burning of wood
C) Heating of a platinum crucible D) Heating of potassium chlorate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Heating of a platinum crucible

Explanation:

In Burning of coal, burning of wood and Heating of Potassium Chlorate there will be some sort of chemical change, but Heating of a Platinum crucible is a physical change.

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What is the current reverse repo rate of RBI? 

A) 5.75% B) 6.25%
C) 6% D) 5.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5.40%

Explanation:

5.40% is the current reverse repo rate of RBI as of 2019. As of 2018 it is 6.5%. 

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Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because________

A) It is a reducing agent B) It is an oxidising agent
C) It is a sterilising agent D) It dissolves the impurities of water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is an oxidising agent

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One of the following is 'Labour' in Economics.

A) A Musician performing for a benefit fund B) A Painter working for his own pleasure
C) Reading a book as a hobby D) A Mother teaching her own son
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A Musician performing for a benefit fund

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Assembly is a _______ based low-level language replacing binary machine-code instructions, which are very hard toremember, it is the classic and uncontroversial example of alow level language.

A) Memory B) High Level
C) Key D) Mnemonic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mnemonic

Explanation:

Assembly language is mnemonic based low levellanguage. Mnemonics are short codes of assemblylanguage which chosen to remind the programmer ofthe instructions of binary machine-code which areapparently which are very hard to remember, writedown, or correct.

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The first history book was written by

A) Thucidides B) Aristotle
C) Herodotus D) Euclid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herodotus

Explanation:

The first history book was written by Herodotus around 5th century B.C.

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______________ of a wave is the rate of transfer of energy per unit area perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave.

A) Interference B) Rectification
C) Intensity D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Intensity

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