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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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The absolute value of charge on electron was determined by

A) J.J.Thomson B) R.A. Millikan
C) Rutherford D) Chadwick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R.A. Millikan

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Optical fiber works on the principle of

A) Scattering B) interference
C) total internal reflection D) refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) total internal reflection

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Optical fiber works on the principle of total internal reflection.

 


The Total Internal Reflection is the phenomenon in which the complete reflection of a light ray reaching an interface with a less dense medium when the angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle.

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Who coined the term 'Hindu rate of growth' for Indian economy

A) A.K.Sen B) Kirit S.Parikh
C) Raj Krishna D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Raj Krishna

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The radioactive element most commonly detected in humans is

A) potassium-40 B) cobalt-60
C) iodine-131 D) plutonium-238
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) potassium-40

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Three Presidency Banks viz., Bank of Madras, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Calcutta, were merged to form

A) New Bank of India B) Corporation Bank
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Imperial Bank of India(now SBI)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Imperial Bank of India(now SBI)

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What are the four things needed to connect to the internet?

A) telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP B) modem, computer, PDA, and ISP
C) telephone line, modem, computer, and PDA D) computer, ISP, modem, and communication software
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) computer, ISP, modem, and communication software

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The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with

A) Gram Panchayat B) District Collector
C) State Government D) Union Government
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gram Panchayat

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Where did MS Dhoni make his ODI debut ?

A) Chiittagong B) Dhaka
C) Hyderabad D) Vishakhapatnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chiittagong

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