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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
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The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount  is 3:2 . what is the discount percentage?

A) 16.66% B) 20%
C) 25% D) 33.33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16.66%

Explanation:

     CP : MP = 2x : 3x

 => Profit = x

 

( %) profit : (%) discount = 3:2

 

Let  CP = 2000,  SP = 300

 

But  3x100×200 + 2x100×300 = 100

 

=>  x = 8.33%

 

Discount 2x = 16.66% 

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Q:

Which country has no cinema theaters?

A) Saudi Arabia B) Iraq
C) Pennsylvania D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Saudi Arabia

Explanation:

Saudi Arabia is the country in the world to have no cinema theaters.

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With the exception of one IMAX theater in Khobar by Khalid, there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia from 1983 to 2018, although there was occasionally talk of opening movie theaters, and in 2008 conference rooms were rented to show the comedy Mennahi.

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Q:

Which of the following official documents is related with India

A) White paper B) Green Paper
C) Yellow Book D) Blue Book
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) White paper

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) United Arab Emirates hosted the Badminton 2017 BWF World Senior Championships.

B) Johanna Konta won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles.

C) Grigor Dimitrov won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles.

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

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Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?

A) Hyderabad B) Lucknow
C) Mysore D) Jaipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lucknow

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Q:

The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is 

A) Maltase B) Zymase
C) Diastase D) Invertase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zymase

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Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Tamil nadu
C) Kerala D) Orissa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orissa

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A married couple adopted a male child. A few years later, twin boys were born to them. The blood group of the couple is AB positive and O negative. The blood group of the three sons is A positive, B positive, and O positive. The blood group of the adopted son is

A) O positive B) A positive
C) B positive D) Cannot be determined on the basis of the given data
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) O positive

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