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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
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site, Victoria Memorial Hall is located in which Indian city?

A) Mumbai B) Chennai
C) Kolkata D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kolkata

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The headquaters of food and agriculture organisation is in

A) Paris B) Rome
C) Madrid D) Washington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rome

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Black soils are best suited for the cultivation of

A) Maize B) Sugarcane
C) Cotton D) Paddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cotton

Explanation:

Black soils are rich in montmorillonitic and beidellitic group of clay minerals and are poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and organic matter. Black soils are most suitable for the cotton crop hence it is also known as black cotton soil. Besides cotton, the soil is suitable for the cultivation of crops like wheat, groundnut, chillies, tobacco and jowar.

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Q:

Where are the taste receptors located?

A) epiglottis B) upper esophagus
C) tip of the tongue D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Five basic tastes are :

salty,

sweet,

bitter,

sour, and

umami.

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The taste receptors are located all over in the mouth around paillae structures.

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Which is false concerning the use of the voting machine?

A) It does away with the need for numerous officials to count ballots. B) Fraud is nearly impossible.
C) It assures absolute secrecy. D) It was invented in 1898.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It was invented in 1898.

Explanation:

A voting machine is a machine used to register and tabulate votes.

 

In the given options, It was invented in 1898 is the false statement as it was actually invented in 1875 with some faults in it.

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Q:

Group of 4 is called as

A) Septory B) Qintet
C) Hexet D) Quartet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quartet

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Which must be true for metamorphism to occur?

A) The grain size must become smaller B) The process must take place underwater
C) The parent rock must be in solid form D) The parent rock must be igneous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The parent rock must be in solid form

Explanation:

Metamorphism is the method of changing the structure of a rock by using heat and temperature.

Hence, for this to happen the parent rock must be in solid form only. Therefore, option C) is true.

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Which one of the following is the cause for a change in the season?

A) Earth’s Rotation and Revolution B) Earth’s Rotation
C) Earth’s Revolution D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Earth’s Revolution

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