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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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What is the total population of India in crores according to 2001 Census

A) 68 B) 84
C) 94 D) 102.70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 102.70

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What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?

A) Punjab B) Hindukush
C) Kabul D) Sindh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hindukush

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 Which city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics?

A) Sapporo B) Salzburg
C) Annecy D) Pyeongchang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyeongchang

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Which type of simple sugar is found primarily in fruit?

A) Sucrose B) Fructose
C) Maltose D) Lactose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fructose

Explanation:

The main simple sugar found in fruit is Fructose. Glucose is found naturally occurring in fruits and other plants. But fructose is sweeter than glucose and can give you more energy. That's why a piece of fruit in the morning will give you more energy than a cup of coffee!

 

Fructose is what gives most fruits that sweet flavor and in combination with the acids present in certain fruits can give a pleasantly tangy flavor.

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Which batsman has scored the most Test Hundreds ever?

A) Steve Waugh B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Rahul Dravid D) Sunil Gavaskar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sachin Tendulkar

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The transport phenomenon occurs only in _____ state of a gas and is ______

A) Non-equilibrium, irreversible B) Non-equilibrium, reversible
C) equilibrium, irreversible D) equilibrium, reversible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) equilibrium, irreversible

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The transport phenomenon occurs only in equilibrium state of a gas and is irreversible.

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Which of the following is NOT a Financial Institute/Agency ?

A) IRDA B) BCCI
C) FPSB D) SEBI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BCCI

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Q:

Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh in the year

A) 2001 B) 2006
C) 2012 D) 2015
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2001

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The first identification of Nipah virus as a cause of an outbreak of encephalitis was reported in 2001 in Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Since, then Outbreaks of the deadly Nipah virus has been recorded almost every year in selected districts of Bangladesh.

 

Drinking raw date palm sap and contact with a case were identified as the major risk factors for acquiring the disease.

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