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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 Line of Cancer passes through how many states of India?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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Which one of the following statements regarding haemoglobin is correct?

A) Haemoglobin present in RBC can carry only oxygen but not carbon dioxide B) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide
C) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry only carbon dioxide D) Haemoglobin is only used for blood clotting and not for carrying gases.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide

Explanation:

During respiration, about 97% of oxygen is transported by Red Blood Cells in blood and the remaining 3% gets dissolved in the plasma.Around 20-25% of carbon dioxide is carried by haemoglobin as carbamino-haemoglobin.

Oxygen enters the blood from the lungs and carbon dioxide is expelled out of the blood into the lungs. The blood serves to transport both gases. Oxygen is carried to the cells. Carbon dioxide is carried away from the cells.

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Sponges belongs to the phylum

A) Protozoa B) Annelida
C) Porifera D) Cnidaria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Porifera

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Who among the following has been elected as President of Indian Olympic Association for four year term?

A) Narendra Rao B) Nikhil Bhandari
C) Naresh Singh D) Narinder Batra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nikhil Bhandari

Explanation:

International Hockey Federation chief Narinder Batra has been elected as President of Indian Olympic Association for four year term at its annual general meeting.

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Who among the following has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank of International Settlement (BIS)’?

A) Arvind Subramanian B) Amartya Sen
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Urjit Patel

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank ofInternational Settlement (BIS)’. The Advisory Board will comprise a small but diverse group of central bank Governors, heads of financial sector supervision and chairs of standard-setting bodies and regional supervisory groups.Note:The ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening their financial systems.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

The more obvious feature (1)/ of the modern world is the enormous (2)/ development of Science and Technology. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In 2017, which celebrity was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations in India to amplify awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Kabir Bedi
C) Manushi Chhillar D) Ashok Amritraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ashok Amritraj

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The value of universal gravitation constant (G) was determined by

A) Henry Cavendish B) Antoine L Lavoisier
C) Isaac Newton D) John Dalton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Henry Cavendish

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