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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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The rolling plan concept in our country started with the

A) Third plan B) Fourth plan
C) Fifth plan D) Seventh plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fifth plan

Explanation:

The Rolling plan refers to one-year plans in the five-year perspective. under Rolling plan, there would be an annual appraisal of the progress of the plan and on the basis of such an appraisal, the plan for the next year will be prepared. The plan would go on rolling year after year.

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Q:

The water readily available to plants for absorption by roots is

A) Gravitational water B) Rain water
C) Hygroscopic water D) Capillary water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Capillary water

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Q:

In terms of territorial extent, the largest district of India is located in which of the following states ?

A) Rajasthan B) Tamil Nadu
C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

Explanation:

Kachchh district is the largest in India in terms of territorial extent, located in the state of Gujarat.
The second largest district is Leh in Jammu & Kashmir.

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky. B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief. D) He was a hurricane in her heart.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

Explanation:

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors. 

 

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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Q:

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

A) Buckminster Fuller B) Sir William Grove
C) Sylvester Graham D) Joyce Hall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir William Grove

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Q:

ALU stands for in computer?

A) Automatic Logic Unit B) Android Logic Unit
C) Arithmetic Logic Unit D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arithmetic Logic Unit

Explanation:

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ALU in computer stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit.

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Q:

The dolphin is 

A) Fish B) Reptile
C) Mammal D) Turtle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mammal

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Q:

The first speaker of the Lok Sabha was 

A) GV Mavlankar B) Hukum Singh
C) MA Ayyangar D) GS Dhillon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) GV Mavlankar

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