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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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Where did Yuvaraj Singh make his ODI debut

A) Nairobi, Kenya B) Mumbai, India
C) London England D) Lahore, Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nairobi, Kenya

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"Senses are the gateways of knowledge" was emphasised by

A) Gurunanak B) Rousseau
C) Confucius D) Mahaveera
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rousseau

Explanation:

The Five senses that we have are: Sight, smell, hear, touch and taste. Rousseau emphasised that "Senses are the gateways of knowledge".

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What are the followers of buddhism called?

A) Buddhists B) Parsis
C) Noble Truths D) Bhikkhus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhists

Explanation:

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers or over 7% of the global population. People who practice Buddhism are called Buddhists.

 

Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana, following the path of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who went on a quest for Enlightenment around the sixth century BC.

There is no belief in a personal god.

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The term stagflation refers to a situation where ?

A) Growth has no relation with the change in prices B) Rate of growth is faster than the rate of price increase
C) Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase D) Rate of growth and prices both are decreasing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase

Explanation:

Stagflation is a blend of stagnation (in economic growth) and inflation (rise in prices).

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The famous Indo - Greek king to embrace  Buddhism was

A) Alexander B) Strato I
C) Menander D) Democritus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Menander

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The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the

A) Harappa Culture B) Vedic Culture
C) Mauryan Culture D) Gupta Period Culture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harappa Culture

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Due to an acceleration of 1  m/s2, the velocity of a body increases from 5 m/s to 10 m/s in a certain period. Find the displacement (in m) of the body in  that period.

 

A) 125 B) 37.5
C) 62.5 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 37.5

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An area of dead myocardial tissue is called

A) an infarct B) stenosis
C) an induration D) hypertrophy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an infarct

Explanation:

An area of dead myocardial tissue is called an infarct.

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