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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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In India, in the overall indexe of Industrial Production , the Indices of Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90%. Which of the following are among those Eight Core Industries?

1.Cement     2. Fertilizers      3.Natural gas     4. Refinery products     5. Textiles

A) 1 and 5 only B) 2, 3 and 4 only
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

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What does 'M' stand for in chemistry?

Answer

'M' is used as a unit of molarity and stands for mole per litre i.e, number of moles of solute per liter of solution.

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India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart recently bought eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Name the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart.

A) Devin Wenig B) Kalyan Krishnamurthy
C) Jeff Bejos D) Satya Nadella
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kalyan Krishnamurthy

Explanation:

India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart buys eBay's India business, and closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Mr. Kalyan Krishnamurthy is the CEO of Flipkart.

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Q:

Autocorrect was originally designed to replace

A) Misspelled words B) Grammatically incorrect
C) Repetitive words D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Misspelled words

Explanation:

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Autocorrect was originally designed to replace Misspelled words. Its purpose is as part of the spell checker to correct common spelling or typing errors, saving time for the user. It is commonly found in word processors and text editing interfaces for smartphones, computers, etc.

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Elephant festival is celebrated in which city?

A) Jaipur B) Bangalore
C) Mizoram D) Dispur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jaipur

Explanation:

Elephant Festival is a festival celebrated in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. It is held on the day of Holi festival, usually in the month of March. The festival features Elephant polo and Elephant Dance.

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Phage typing is based on the fact that

A) viruses cause disease B) bacteria and viruses are related
C) bacteria are destroyed by viruses D) bacterial viruses attack specific cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bacterial viruses attack specific cells

Explanation:

Phage typing is based on the fact that bacterial viruses attack specific cells. Phage typing is a method used for detecting single strains of bacteria. It is used to trace the source of outbreaks of infections. 

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Is vitamin B12 fat soluble?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Vitamin B12 is the only water-soluble vitamin that can be stored in the liver for many years. There are 9 water soluble vitamins.

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Subject: General Science
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Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of ___________.

A) Lactic acid B) Na+ ions
C) ATP D) Sulphates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ATP

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