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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
  • All India Services:
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As per World Health Organization, a pilot program testing the first ever malaria vaccine will begin in ________ in the year 2018.

A) India B) Italy
C) United Kingdom D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Africa

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Filed Under: General Awareness
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4 1926
Q:

Which one of the following gases dissolves in water to give acidic solution?

A) Carbon dioxide B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carbon dioxide

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas dissolved in water can cause water to become acidic.The acidity of water from dissolved CO2 can be reduced by a base such as baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

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1 1926
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Which one of the following viruses is responsible for the recent death of lions in Gir National Park?

A) Canine Distemper Virus B) Nipah Virus
C) Hendra Virus D) Foot and Mouth Disease Virus  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canine Distemper Virus

Explanation:

canine distemper may have been responsible for the death of four lions even as two more deaths were reported in Gir, taking the death toll to 23 since September 12.Canine distemper is a viral disease that impacts a large number of wild animals including cats and dogs.

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1 1926
Q:

Which blood group is called universal donor?

A) AB- B) O-
C) AB+ D) O+
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) O-

Explanation:

O- blood group is called universal donor. AB+ is called as universal acceptor.

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4 1926
Q:

Which process requires cellular energy?

A) Passive transport B) Active transport
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Active transport

Explanation:

Active transport is a method of transport of ions or molecules along the cell membrane in the cell from lower to higher concentration region and which needs cellular energy.

There are three main types of Active Transport. They are:

  1. The Sodium-Potassium pump,
  2. Exocytosis, and
  3. Endocytosis.
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Filed Under: Biology
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6 1926
Q:

Who invented the Band-aid?

A) Earle Dickson B) Alan Gant
C) Louis Pasteur D) Frank Epperson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Earle Dickson

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0 1925
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said to my sister, "where were you this evening?"

 

A) I asked my sister where she was that evening. B) I asked my sister where she had been that evening.
C) I asked my sister where she was this evening. D) I asked my sister where she has been that evening.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I asked my sister where she had been that evening.

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Bovidae Ovis is the scientific name of _____.

A) Goat B) Cow
C) Buffalo D) Sheep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sheep

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Filed Under: Biology
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6 1925