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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
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Who did not have an important role in the Swadeshi Movement ?

A) Muslims B) Students
C) Women D) Peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peasants

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Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

A) the 38th Amendment Act, 1975 B) the 40th Amendment Act, 1976
C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 D) the 44th Amendment Act, 1979
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

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Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals  ?

A) Mercury B) Zinc
C) Tin D) Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury

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The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under

A) Shah Jahan B) Aurangzeb
C) Jahangir D) Akbar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jahangir

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Q:

The Largest Component of National Income is

A) Proprietors Income B) Compensation of Employees
C) Corporate Profits D) Rental Income
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Compensation of Employees

Explanation:

National Income is the total income value of the goods and services produced by the residents of a country, usually during the period of one year.

National Income is categorized into 6 components. They are :

1. Compensation of Employees (Wages and Benefits)
2. Corporate Profits
3. Rental Income
4. Proprietors Income (Income of unincorporated business)
5. Net Interest

The Largest Component of National Income is Compensation of Employees.

 

The Largest component of National Income in India is Service Sector.

 

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Q:

The prime meridian passes through

A) Paris B) Greenwich
C) New York D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenwich

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The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be started from which of the following states?

A) Telangana B) Karnataka
C) Odisha D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

Explanation:

The 30th International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be held in Gujarat from January 8 to 13, 2017. Apart from this, three other international kite festivals will be held in different parts of India viz. Telangana International Kite Festival will be held in Hyderabad on January 14 and 15, the Delhi International Kite Festival from January 16 to 17 and the Belgaum International Kite Festival from January 18 to 22.

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The magnetic moment (spin only) of  [NiCl4]2-is

A) 1.41 BM B) 1.82 BM
C) 5.46 BM D) 2.82 BM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.82 BM

Explanation:

Hybridisation of Ni is e-  

Unpaired 3d8in  is 2 

So Ω = n(n+2)BM=2x4 = 8 = 2.82BM

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