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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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  • Railway Examinations
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Which option is an example of expository writing?

A) A novel about a young girl caught up in the Civil War B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War
C) A poem written about the soldiers who fought in the Civil War D) A movie review of a dramatic film about the Civil War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War

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Steel tycoo Laksmi Mittal has acquired minority stakes in which Indian financial service company?

A) Anand Rathi Financial Services B) Indiabulls Credit Services
C) Farallon Capital D) Kothari Pioneer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indiabulls Credit Services

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Munda is a folk dance of _____.

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jharkhand

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In the expansion phase of a business cycle

A) economy moves from peak to trough B) economy moves from contraction to peak
C) economy moves from trough to peak D) economy moves from trough to trough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) economy moves from trough to peak

Explanation:

Business cycles are identified as having four distinct phases:

1. Expansion,

2. Peak,

3. Contraction, and

4. Trough.

Expansion is the phase of the business cycle when the economy moves from a trough to a peak. It is a period when the level of business activity surges and gross domestic product (GDP) expands until it reaches a peak. A period of expansion is also known as an economic recovery.

An expansion is characterized by increasing employment, economic growth, and upward pressure on prices.

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Indians who have been featured on Forbe's list of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds ?

A) Ratan Tata B) Lakshmi Mittal
C) Vinod Khosla D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Three Indians – Ratan Tata, Lakshmi Mittal and Vinod Khosla have been featured on Forbe's list of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

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Which is not a basic function of a cell?

A) stopping homeostasis from happening B) obtaining and storing energy
C) removing waste D) transferring genetic information
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) stopping homeostasis from happening

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Q:

How many Covalent Bonds can Nitrogen form

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

Nitrogen (N2) forms Three Covalent Bonds to become stable.

 

Here the Atmomic Number of Nitrogen is 7. Because there are 2 electrons in the first orbital and 5 in the second and you still have space for 3 more. So it shares, 3 to get the stable octet. Therefore, there are 3 covalent bonds in N2.

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A landform developed by the process of deposition occurring towards the centre of intermontane basins in arid or semi-arid regions is known as _________

A) Pediment B) Bajada
C) Playa D) Peneplain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Playa

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