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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
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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A) speed B) velocity
C) torque D) displacement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) speed

Explanation:

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A vector quantity is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction. Here in the given options, speed is a scalar quantity but not the vector quantity.

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On what basis Greek thinker Aristotle classified the animals for the first time?

 

A) Habitat B) Size
C) Locomotion D) Food
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Habitat

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A _______ is a software program used to view Web pages.

A) site B) host
C) link D) browser
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) browser

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Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from the office by 

 

A) Both houses of Parliament  B) Union council of Ministers 
C) President of India  D) Chief Justice of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both houses of Parliament 

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Q:

' Global 500 ' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields

A) Population Control B) campaign against drugs
C) Elimination of illiteracy D) Protection of environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Protection of environment

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Q:

The basic structure doctrine with regard to the Constitution of India relates to

1.the power of judicial review

2.the judgment in Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)

3.the constraints on Article 368 of the Constitution of India

4.the judgment in Golaknath case (1967)

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 3 only D) 2 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

The Golaknath Case of 1967 relates to the power of the Parliament to curtail the Fundamental Rights provided in the Constitution.In 1967, the Supreme Court reversed its earlier decisions in Golaknath v. State of Punjab. It held that Fundamental Rights included in Part III of the Constitution are given a "transcendental position" and arebeyond the reach of Parliament. It also declared any amendment that "takes away or abridges" a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III as unconstitutional. By 1973, the basic structure doctrine triumphed in Justice Hans Raj Khanna's judgment in the landmark decision of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala.

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Which of the following is not a good polling technique?

 

A) using a large sample B) asking clear questions
C) using a random sample D) using a push poll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) using a push poll

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Decisions made by the ______ are binding on all other courts in India.

 

A) Supreme Court of India B) High Court of States
C) District Court D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Supreme Court of India

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