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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?

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The Largest producer of Gold in the world is 

A) Australia B) Canada
C) Russia D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

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During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :

 

A) Is black in colour B) Obstructed all light from the sun
C) Was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit

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Which action is an example of domestic policy?

A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles B) A governor decides against running for a second term
C) The president negotiates a peace treaty between two warring nations D) Congress passes a law that grants tax credits for installing solar panels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles

Explanation:

Domestic policy is an area of public policy which concerns laws, government programs, and administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders.

It differs from foreign policy, which refers to the ways a government advances its interests in world politics.

 

Hence, Option A, The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles is an example of domestic policy action.

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The Opium war id held between which two countries  ?

A) England and France B) China and Russia
C) Russia and England D) China and England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China and England

Explanation:

The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China’s sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War (1839–1842) and the Second Opium War (1856–1860).

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A particle which is four times in mass and two times in charge that of proton is

A) helium atom B) an alpha particle
C) deuteron D) tritium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an alpha particle

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Trips and Trims are the terms associated with

A) IBRD B) WTO
C) IDA D) IMF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) WTO

Explanation:

TRIM "Trade-related Investment Measures", an agreement within the Uruguay round trade negotiations.

TRIPS "TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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What is the capital of Canada ?

A) Ottawa B) Regina
C) Victoria D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ottawa

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The words Satyameve Jayate in the state Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following

A) Mundak Upanishad B) Brahma Upanishad
C) Mudgala Upanishad D) Maitreyi Upanishad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mundak Upanishad

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