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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 Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, hosts a conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018 in which city?

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

Explanation:

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, hosts a conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018, on 14th- 15thNovember 2018, in New Delhi. The conference will feature sessions on music, film, broadcasting and publishing, as well as collective management, emerging models and the implications for the market and policy makers.

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Choose the most appropriate answer:In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?

A) Stratosphere B) Ionosphere
C) Troposphere D) Mesosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ionosphere

Explanation:

The communication satellites are located in Ionosphere.

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FERA stands for 

A) Foreign Exchange Regulation Agency B) Foreign Exchange Repulsive Agent
C) Foreign Expert Regulation Act D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

Explanation:

FERA stands for Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

 

  • It came into existence in 1973.
  • FERA lays emphasis on the regulation of currencies.

 

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Q:

Kurukshetra, the famous battle field mentioned in Mahabharata was located near

A) Rawalpindi B) Meerut
C) New Delhi D) Ambala City
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ambala City

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The heart is classified as a(n)_____.

A) organ B) system
C) cell D) tissue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) organ

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In nuclear reactor, cadmium rods are used as which of the following?

A) Fuel B) Moderator  
C) Controller   D) Lubricant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Controller  

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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'.

 

Some are born great.(A)/Some achieve greatness(B)/and some had greatness thrust on them.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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'm off to the games. Where are you going?"

A) He said he would be off to the games and wanted to know where I was going. B) He said he was going off to the games and wanted to know where I was planning to go.
C) He said he is going off to the games and asked me where I was planning to go. D) He said that he was off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that he was off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.

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