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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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A Fuse is used in mains electric supply as a safety devices. Which one of the following statements about the fuse is correct?

A) It is connected in parallel with the main switch B) It is made mainly from silver alloys
C) It must have a low melting point D) It must have a very high resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It must have a low melting point

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Which missile was test fired by the India successfully  ?

A) Prithvi II B) PSLV C 37
C) AGNI - VI D) Quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile (QR-SAM)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile (QR-SAM)

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Q:

Coir, Copra, Coconut , Cashew are mainly exported from

A) Mumbai B) Cochin
C) Tuticorin D) Chennai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cochin

Explanation:

Because Kerala is the major producer of these products.

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Q:

In isotopes the number of neutrons are

A) same B) different
C) both D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) different

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Who are winners of 2016 Kabaddi World Cup ?

A) Iran B) Australia
C) India D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

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Q:

Harmful bacteria in drinking water cannot be destroyed by 

A) Chlorination B) boiling
C) adding caustic soda D) ozonisation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) adding caustic soda

Explanation:

Water containing caustic soda cannot be used for drinking

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Q:

Which player has won the Gold Medal at World Badminton Championship 2017 ?

A) Nozomi Okuhara B) Saina Nehwal
C) Carolina Marin D) P V Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nozomi Okuhara

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Why are yeast cells frequently used as hosts for cloning?

A) they are eukaryotic cells B) they do not have plasmids
C) only yeast cells allow the gene to be cloned D) they easily form colonies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they are eukaryotic cells

Explanation:

If you were to produce a protein in bacterial cloning systems, you would not get the same post transcriptional and post translational modifications because the prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems work differently on the modifications.

Thus human recombinant protein genes are usually cloned in yeast cells. Also since they have a short generation time, they can be easily culture.

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