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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
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What does cyclical unemployment mean?

 

A) Unemployment during recessionary phase of trade cycle B) Disguised unemployment
C) Seasonal unemployment D) Voluntary unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Unemployment during recessionary phase of trade cycle

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The word Gotra occurs for the first time in

A) Rigveda B) Samaveda
C) Yajurveda D) Atharvaveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rigveda

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The word Gotra occurs for the first time in Rigveda. In Hindu society, the term gotra is commonly considered to be equivalent to a clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline.

Generally, the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with the marriage within the same gotra being prohibited by custom, being regarded as incest.

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Q:

An increase in productivity will

 

A) Increase aggregate supply B) Increase in price level
C) Increase in demand D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Increase aggregate supply

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B.C.Roy Award is given in the field of

A) Journalism B) Medicine
C) Music D) Environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Medicine

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Q:

The most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is

A) micro B) nanometre
C) fermi D) angstrom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) fermi

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Which of the following was the first super computer developed in 1976?

 

A) Acom Atom B) Cray-1
C) PCW D) PET
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cray-1

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Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is situated in which Indian state/UT?

 

A) Karnataka B) Goa
C) Maharashtra D) Telangana  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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Which of following sectors does NOT come under tertiary sector?

 

A) Electricity B) Business Services
C) Transport D) Trade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electricity

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