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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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Which state does not have bicameral legislature in India?

A) Jammu & Kashmir B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

Seven of Indian states have bicameralism. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh are those with bicameralism legislature in India.

 

Hence, Tamil Nadu is the only one which is not having bicameral legislature in India among the given states.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched India's first roll on-roll off or 'Ro-Ro' ferry service in which state ?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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Under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, is the 'Annual Financial Statement' of the economy to be laid by the Government, on the table of the Parliament before 31st March, every year?

A) Article 16 B) Article 31
C) Article 112 D) Article 124
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 112

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Which of the following countries got 2014 New Frontiers Award by Arabian Travel Market?

A) US B) Germany
C) Philippines D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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Who is the author of the book PrisonDairy?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) Jay Prakash Narayan
C) Kapil Dev D) Mala Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Prakash Narayan

Explanation:

Prison dairy is recollection of JP’s thought during his incarceration . 

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Q:

The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning its maiden mission to explore which planet ?

A) Mars B) Saturn
C) Jupiter D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Venus

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) is planning its maiden mission to Venus and its second one to Red planet. The same was confirmed by the newly allotted budget to the department of space, which mentions provisions for 'Mars Orbiter Mission II and Mission Venus'.

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Gas authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) is likely to bag equity participation in a transational pipeline project from the Caspian Sea to Central Europe. What is the name of this 3,300 km pipeline project?

A) Natural Gas Transmission Company B) SNTGN Transgar SA
C) O M V Aktiengesellschaft D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project

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The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient

A) calcium B) sodium
C) iodine D) iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iodine

Explanation:

Goitre is characterized by the swelling of the neck region. This is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland which secretes hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine has iodine as an integral part of it. If there is not sufficient iodine in one's  diet, the thyroid gland swells up.

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