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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 South China Sea Dispute involves which of the following countries?1. China2. Vietnam3. Malaysia4. IndonesiaSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely Brunei, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Republic of China (Taiwan), Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Although Indonesia is not part of claims in the South China Sea dispute, after Joko Widodo became President of the country in 2014, he instituted a policy in 2015 that, if any foreign fishermen were caught illegally fishing in Indonesian waters, their vessels would be destroyed.

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If a body is whirled in a circle, then the work done on it ___.

A) is zero B) is positive
C) cannot be determined D) is negative
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is zero

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A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand of a -2 for its product. If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be

A) 3% B) 10%
C) 2.50% D) 7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10%

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.


Carry out a task clumsily or incompetently

 

A) B)
C) D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)

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Which of the following is a bisexual flower?

A) Cucumber B) Mustard
C) Watermelon D) Papaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mustard

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Who constructed the Hawa Mahal?

A) Maharaja Bhagvat Singh B) Maharaja Jagatjit Singh
C) Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh D) Maharajah Jaswanth Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh

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Davis Cup 2015 final was held in ___.

A) UK B) Australia
C) Belgium D) Argentina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Belgium

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The Chief Minister of which state was, in October 2017, honoured with the Golden Peacock Award under the category 'Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation?

A) Bihar B) Telangana
C) Andhra Pradesh D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

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