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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.


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Polynucleotide chain of DNA contains

A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group B) a nitrogenous base, ribose sugar and phosphate group
C) deoxyribose sugar, ribose sugar and phosphate group D) a nitrogenous base and phosphate group only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group

Explanation:

The two DNA strands are called polynucleotidesbecause they are composed of simpler monomer units called nucleotides. Eachnucleotideis composed of one of four nitrogen-containingnucleobases (cytosine, guanine, adenine or thymine), a sugar called deoxyribose, and a phosphate group.

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Fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following part of Indian Constitution?

A) Part II B) Part III
C) Part V D) Part IV A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Part IV A

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Colossal

A) Epic B) Rust
C) Teeny D) Vast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Teeny

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Who is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’?

A) David Omand B) Raja Shehadeh
C) Raghav Bahl D) Somnath Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Somnath Chatterjee

Explanation:

Somnath Chatterjee is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’.

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CBLO, a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender as to the terms and conditions of a loan. What does 'C' stand for in CBLO?

A) Clearing B) Culminative
C) Collateralized D) Credit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Collateralized

Explanation:

CBLO stands for Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation. CBLO is a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender as to the
terms and conditions of a loan. So, C stands for Collateralized.

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Which of the following country has won the ‘2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup’?

A) India B) Germany
C) England D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) England

Explanation:

England has won the ‘2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup’ by defeating European Champions Spain at Salt Lake stadiumin Kolkata. England’s goal-machine Rhian Brewster won the golden boot.

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The Gandhara art - a style of Buddhist visual art that developed between 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE, flourished largely during the ____ dynasty.

A) Kushan B) Gupta
C) Pallava D) Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kushan

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

She said, “Let us wait for the seat”

 

A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.   B) She proposed that they could wait for the seat.  
C) She proposed to wait for the seat.   D) She proposed let us wait for seat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.  

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