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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
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Who won Nobel prize for Physics in 2015?

A) Hiroshi Amano B) Takaaki Kajita
C) Isamu Akasaki D) Makoto Kobayashi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Takaaki Kajita

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Which of the following can be used as a weapon of war and conflict?

A) Extreme economic dependence B) Trade sanctions
C) Currency manipulation D) Withdrawal of bilateraltreaties
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Trade sanctions

Explanation:

This can be interpreted from these lines of the passage, “Sanctions also play a dramatic role as an offensive militaristic manoeuver” and "Indeed, economics is often used directly as a weapon of war and conflict via trade sanctions."

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The  Most  Favoured  Nation  (MFN)  Clause under   WTO   regimeis   based   on   the principle of 

A) non-discrimination between nations B) discrimination between nations
C) differential  treatment  between  locals and foreigners D) uniform tariff across commodities
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) non-discrimination between nations

Explanation:

In   Most-favoured-nation countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Pernicious

A) Beneficial B) Dangerous
C) Innocuous D) Advantageous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dangerous

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Accumulation of which one of the following in the leads to cramp?

A) Lactic acid B) Ethanol
C) Pyruvic acid D) Glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lactic acid

Explanation:

Muscle cramping is a common problem encountered by athletes and non athletes alike. Defined as painful involuntary skeletal muscle contractions, cramps may be categorized as either non exercise related or exercise related. Traditionally, such cramping was believed to arise from dehydration, electrolyte imbalances (including magnesium, potassium and sodium),accumulation of lactic acid, or low cellular energy levels.

 

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In which coast was the World's largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) created in October 2016?

A) Ireland B) Italy
C) Antarctica D) Scotland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Antarctica

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.


Reprove

 

A) Praise   B) Laud  
C) Scold D) Commend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scold

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

 

A) expansion   B)  patronag  
C) conctituet   D) presipitat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) expansion  

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