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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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The Buddhist  Doctrines were written in 

A) Sanskrit B) Pali
C) Tibetan D) Not written in any language but orally transnitted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pali

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The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from

A) Punjab to Haryana B) Mumbai to goa
C) Vijayawada to Villupuram D) Cochin to Kozhikode
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vijayawada to Villupuram

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Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are classified as

A) Macromolecules B) Biomolecules
C) Macronutrients D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Carbohydrates, together with lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, are one of the four major classes of biologically essential organic molecules found in all living organisms. They not only provide energy for vital metabolic reactions but also supply the building materials for normal structure, growth and repair. Your body needs relatively large quantities of carbohydrates, fats and protein for optimal function, hence their classification as macronutrients.

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Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

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When is the world's Asthma day celebrated?

A) 7 may 2013 B) 7 june 2013
C) 7 january 2013 D) 7 july 2013
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7 may 2013

Explanation:

7th may is considered as world's Asthma day .This worked with the theme of "you can controll your asthma"

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Q:

Jamini Roy is a famous

A) Dancer B) Magician
C) Cartoonist D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Painter

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Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A) Isaac Newton B) Marie Curie
C) Benjamin Franklin D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Marie Curie

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is 

A) peptidase B) amylase
C) lipase D) thrombokinase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thrombokinase

Explanation:

The clotting of blood is a chain reaction initiated by the enzyme thrombokinase produced by the platelets. This causes prothrombin to be converted into thrombin in the presence of Ca++ion.

Thrombin combines with fibrinogen  to produce fibrin threads which entangles the corpuscles to form the clot.

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , GATE

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Karnataka Bank Limited has recently launched Missed Call Banking Facility. Which of the following Statements are true regarding this?

(1) After giving missed call, the customer gets his account balance/mini statement through SMS on his mobile

(2) This Facility is free of cost

(3) Bank customers can give missed call from their registered mobile number to the designated numbers of the Bank and Know balance in their account or get mini statement

(4) These services are available only from registered mobile number of a customer to ensure confidentiality of the account details.

A) 1,3 and 4 B) 1,2 and 3
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1,2,3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4

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