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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
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A) Pila globosa - pearl B) Kenia lacca - lac
C) Apis indica - honey D) Bombyx mori - silk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pila globosa - pearl

Explanation:

Pinctada vulgaris is a bivalve from which pearl is obtained.

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Who is the First Indian to win a medal in badminton at the Olympics ?

Answer

Saina Nehwal

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The average salinity of seawater is

A) 35% B) 3.5%
C) 3% D) 2.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.5%

Explanation:

Seawater or salt water is water from a sea or ocean.

On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5% or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it.

 

Hence, The average salinity of seawater is 3.5%.

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Radio waves sent out by a radio stations are reflected by

A) troposphere B) stratosphere
C) mesosphere D) ionosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ionosphere

Explanation:

This is a layer of atmosphere about 60 to 70 km above the earth and extends to about 400km. It contains ionised particles which can reflect radio waves making radio communication round the world possible.

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The United Nation declared 2005-2015 as the International Decade for

A) Water for Life Decade B) Bone and Joint Decade
C) Second International Decade for the Eradication of colonialism D) International Decade for Natural Disaster Rreduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Water for Life Decade

Explanation:
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What part of the atom has a positive charge?

A) Neutron B) Proton
C) Electron D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Proton

Explanation:

Protons carry a positive electrical charge, electrons carry a negative electrical charge and neutrons carry no electrical charge at all. The protons and neutrons cluster together in the central part of the atom, called the nucleus, and the electrons 'orbit' the nucleus.

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Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?

A) Agatha Christie B) Paulo Ceolho
C) Frankenstien D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Paulo Ceolho

Explanation:

Paulo Ceolho is the author of The Alchemist

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Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of

A) Rajasthan B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of Uttar Pradesh.

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