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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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Capitalism falls under _ economic system?

A) Market B) Planned
C) Command D) Mixed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Market

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Capitalism is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods i.e, economy is characterized by private ownership of the means of production. The production of goods and services is based on supply and demand in the general market known as a market economy and not on central planning known as a planned economy.

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Who was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy (1991)?

A) Manmohan Singh B) Uma Kapila
C) Pranab Mukherjee D) Jaswant Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manmohan Singh

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The second most senior office in the country is of _____ .

A) Office of the President of India B) Office of the Prime Minister of India
C) Office of the Vice President of India D) Office of the Chief Justice of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Office of the Vice President of India

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) bulfrog B) assemble
C) paraket D) colandeer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) assemble

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Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following ?

A) Gynaecology B) Navigation
C) Birth control D) Medical treatment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Navigation

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Dogri is primarily spoken in which State?

A) Assam B) West Bengal
C) Meghalaya D) Jammu & Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jammu & Kashmir

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dark horse

A) a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins B) a good person who has been unfairly maligned
C) a person despised by everybody wins D) a very unpredictable contestant, sometimes wins sometimes loses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a candidate about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins

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Pepsin is an enzyme that digests ______.

A) proteins B) starch
C) carbohydrate D) fats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) proteins

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