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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
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The President can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses from the

A) Consolidated Fund of India B) Grants of the Central Government
C) Aid from the Union Government D) Contingency Fund
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Contingency Fund

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CPU Scheduler is also known as _____ .

A) Job Scheduler B) Resource Scheduler
C) Short-­term Scheduler D) Process Scheduler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Short-­term Scheduler

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A radio-active substance has a half life of six months. Three-fourth of the substance will decay in ______.

A) Six months B) Ten months
C) Twelve Months D) Twenty four months
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Twelve Months

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A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting

A) a high resistance in parallel B) a high resistance in series
C) a low resistance in series D) a low resistance in parallel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a high resistance in series

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A US team of scientists has found that the mechanism responsible for the ageing process is located --

A) Inside the face B) Inside the skin
C) Inside the brain D) Inside the heart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Inside the brain

Explanation:
The US team of scientists found the mechanism in the hypothalamus, which is located deep inside the brain and showed that it is responsible for the ageing process.
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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Abettor

A) Accomplice B) Adversary
C) Careless D) Indolent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Accomplice

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Which of the following is a characteristic of all angiosperms?

A) double internal fertilization B) ovules that are not contained within ovaries
C) complete reliance on wind as the pollinating agent D) free-living gametophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) double internal fertilization

Explanation:

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. These are also seed producing plants like gymnosperms. In Angiosperms seeds are in flowers.

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Which of the following are known as the suicide bags of cells?

A) Lysosomes B) Golgi bodies
C) Nucleoli D) Ribosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lysosomes

Explanation:

Lysosome is an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. They are capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers like proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.

 

Lysosomes are known as the suicide bags of cells because whe any cell gets damaged these organelles burst and the enzymes present in it will digest the damaged cell.

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