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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.


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Where would you find Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and Asurs?

A) Chhattishgarh B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Jharkhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jharkhand

Explanation:

These tribes are also found in West Bengal.

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Q:

The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse was

Answer

Richard III

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Subject: World History

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Micro Credit or Micro Finance is a novel approch to banking with the poor. In this approach bank credit is extended to the poor through:

A) Self Help Groups B) Anganwadi
C) Co- operative Credit Societies D) Reserve Bank of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Self Help Groups

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Q:

Fiscal Policy is concerned with

A) Government Spending and Taxation B) Money Supply
C) Government Spending, Money Supply and Taxation D) Taxation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Government Spending and Taxation

Explanation:

The two most widely recognized tools used to influence a Nation's Economic activity are Monetary policy and Fiscal policy.

 

    • Monetary policy is primarily concerned with the management of interest rates and the total supply of money in circulation and is generally carried out by central banks

 

    • Fiscal policy is the collective term for the taxing and spending actions of governments.

 

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Who acted as the Prime minister of India immediately on the death
of Jawaharlal Nehru ?

A) Mrs Indira Gandhi B) Gulzari Lal Nanda
C) TT Krishnamachari D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gulzari Lal Nanda

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Q:

IUPAC full form

A) Indian Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry B) International Union of Postal and Application Corporation
C) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry D) International University of Poland And Combodia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Explanation:

IUPAC stands for International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

 

A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds. The nomenclature used most frequently worldwide is the one created and developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

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Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ?

A) K. Vishwanath B) Gulzar
C) Manoj Kumar D) Ramesh Sippy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K. Vishwanath

Explanation:

87-year old renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath was on 24 April 2017 named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to the film industry. He is a celebrated filmmaker in Telugu film industry but has also been active in Tamil and Hindi cinema.

– He is known for making films on content-driven stories that have revolved around social themes like disability, untouchability and the evils of dowry.

– He becomes the 48th recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.

– The recipient of five National Film Awards, Viswanath is known for his movies — “Sankarabharanam”, “Sagara Sangamam” (starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada), “Swati Mutyam”, “Saptapadi”, “Kaamchor”, “Sanjog” and “Jaag Utha Insaan” among others.

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Q:

In computer short cut keys, F4 key is used to

A) To display the items in the active list B) To display help
C) To display system properties dialog box D) To display desktop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To display the items in the active list

Explanation:

To display the items in the active list.

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