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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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Red Soil is commonly found in the States of :

A) Punjab and Rajasthan B) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
C) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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Girglani Committee was appointed to examine 

A) Surplus funds of Telangana B) Violation of 610 G.O
C) Role of Political parties D) Farmer's suicides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Violation of 610 G.O

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The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to

A) 210 kN/mm2 B) 100 kN/mm2
C) 80 kN/mm2 D) 10 kN/mm2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 210 kN/mm2

Explanation:

It is useful to have a property of a material that is independent of the size of the sample and can be use to compare its elastic properties with another - this is called the Modulus of Elasticity for the material.

The modulus of elasticity is defined as:

 

Modulus of elasticity = Stress / Strain

 

There are three types of moduli. They are :

(a) the Young Modulus - tensile and compression longitudinal stress

(b) the shear modulus - a shearing stress

(c) the bulk modulus - volume changes of the specimen.

 

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Bulo C. Rani was associated with which of the following fields

A) Politics B) Music
C) Journalism D) Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Music

Explanation:

Bulo Chandiram Ramchandani popularly known as Bulo C. Rani was a prominent Indian music director in Bollywood from the forties till sixties.

He scored music for 71 films from 1943-72.

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Maximum age limit of President of India

A) 30 B) 35
C) 45 D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

There is no maximum age limit for the President of India. Minimum age limit for president of India is 35 years.

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The United Nations declared 2006 as the International year of

A) Deserts and Desertification B) World population
C) Communication D) Elderly persons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deserts and Desertification

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Energy is continuously generated in the sun due to

A) Nuclear fusion B) Nuclear fission
C) Radioactivity D) Artificial radioactivity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nuclear fusion

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Four pairs of words are given. Find the odd one out.

 

A) 5th June : World Environment Day B) 22nd April : Earth Day
C) 22nd March : World Water Day D) 22nd May : World Sparrow Day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 22nd May : World Sparrow Day

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