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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Which is a good example of roman portrait painting?

A) Hellenistic B) Faiyum portraits
C) Both A & B D) The bust of Julius Caesar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The bust of Julius Caesar

Explanation:

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Which cartoon characters were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara in 1940?

A) Oswald & Noddy B) Tom & Jerry
C) Mickey mouse & Sylvester D) Donald duck & Tweety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tom & Jerry

Explanation:

Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse were the two cartoon characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara in 1940.

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The primary colors are-

A) Yellow, red, blue B) Green, white, black
C) Blue, green, yellow D) Red, blue, green
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Red, blue, green

Explanation:

The Primary Colours are Blue, Red and Green. By mixing all these three primary colours we get White colour. 

The Secondary Colours are - Yellow, Magenta and Cyan.

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What occurs during the appropriations process?

A) Congress acquires requested oversight material from the executive. B) Congress instructs the president to eliminate federal agencies.
C) Congress grants funds to federal agencies. D) Congress makes laws.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Congress grants funds to federal agencies.

Explanation:

Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government spends some of its money. In general, the appropriations process addresses the discretionary portion of the budget – spending ranging from national defense to food safety to education to federal employee salaries, but excludes mandatory spending, such as Medicare and Social Security, which is spent automatically according to formulas.

 

Hence, congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs during the appropriations process.

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Q:

Reduction of oxygen which forms water occurs during

A) Respiration B) Photosynthesis
C) Both A & B D) Neither photosynthesis nor respiration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Respiration

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Fire temple is the place of worship of which religion?

A) Shintoism B) Zoroastrianism
C) Taoism D) Judaism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zoroastrianism

Explanation:

Fire temple is the place of worship of Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion).

 
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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

I took for a ride the motorcycle (which Rohit has) bought yesterday.

 

A) that Rohit B) that which Rohit has
C) that Rohit had D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) that Rohit

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Q:

United nations adopted a character of Economic Rrights in the year

A) 1956 B) 1964
C) 1969 D) 1974
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1974

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