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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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As per a UNESCO report released in october 2013, how many internal migrants  are there in India?

A) 200 million B) 400 million
C) 600 million D) 750 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 750 million

Explanation:
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Who among the following empasized the 'Five Relationships' ?

A) Lao-tse B) Buddha
C) Confucius D) Mahavira
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Confucius

Explanation:

To Confucius, Five Relationships were inportant : between ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

older brother and younger brother

older friend and younger friend

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What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

A) prevention of invasions B) valuable source of timber
C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow D) They protect India from the icy cold north winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

Explanation:

(a) refers to political importance and (b) to economic importance. Out of (c) and (d), (c) is more important.

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Q:

In computer network nodes are

A) the computer that terminates the data B) the computer that originates the data
C) the computer that routes the data D) all of the mentioned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the mentioned

Explanation:

In computer network nodes are

* the computer that terminates the data

* the computer that originates the data

* the computer that routes the data

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Which of the Following Lake is located in Udaipur ?

A) Karanji lake B) Kolleru lake
C) Pichola lake D) Vembanad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karanji lake

Explanation:

Karanji lake is artificial fresh water lake built in 1362.

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Q:

Leakage of which of the following gases caused the Bhopal gas tragedy ?

A) Carbon monoxide B) Methyl isocyanate
C) Nitrous oxide D) Hydrogen sulphide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Methyl isocyanate

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A by product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is

A) Oxygen B) Water
C) Heat D) Nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Heat

Explanation:

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When a muscle is contracted and relaxed some amount of heat is released as a by product. 

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Select the odd term out of the following?

A) Internet B) Macintosh OSX
C) Linux Mint D) Windows 8.1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Internet

Explanation:

Internet is not an operating system.

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