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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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Study of teeth is called

A) Pedagogy B) Ornithology
C) Orthoepy D) Odontology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Odontology

Explanation:

The study or scientific study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth is called Odontology. The science that studies teeth and their surrounding tissues, especially the prevention and cure of their diseases is called Dentology.
 

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Q:

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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Q:

What is the minimum age required to become vice-president of India?

A) 30 years B) 35 years
C) 40 years D) 37 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35 years

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Q:

When should you discard a PFD?

A) When it is too small B) When its been used 1 year
C) When its been used 1 month D) When it has a torn strap
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) When it has a torn strap

Explanation:

Personal flotation devices (PFDs), have life span upto it is damaged. Hence, When it has a torn strap you should discard a PFD.

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Q:

Which of the following Indian Universities has topped the list of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry ? 

A) Jawaharlal Nehru University B) Banaras Hindu University
C) IISc-Bengaluru D) Delhi University
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IISc-Bengaluru

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)- Bengaluru has topped the list of best universities of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry.

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Q:

Select the synonym of

 

to permeate

 

A) to desiccate B) to imbue
C)  torrid D) stale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to imbue

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People who are called wasps have ancestors from which country?

A) America B) England
C) Spain D) Persia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England

Explanation:

WASP's means White Anglo Saxon Protestants are the people who live in a society in America whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England.

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Q:

Conductivity in a metal results from the metal atoms having

A) highly mobile electrons in the valence shell B) high electronegativity
C) high ionization energy D) highly mobile protons in the nucleus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) highly mobile electrons in the valence shell

Explanation:

The outer most electrons that are free to move are called valency electrons that are responsible for the conductivity in the metal atoms.

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