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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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Salination of soil is caused by

A) Pesticides B) soil erosion
C) excess irrigation D) crop rotation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) excess irrigation

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The northern plain of India is formed of __________________.

A) metamorphic soil B) igneous rocks
C) alluvial soil D) old crystalline rocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) alluvial soil

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Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?

A) Kalhana B) Maitreyi
C) Kalidasa D) Panini
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Panini

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Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with _____

A) Iron B) Mercury
C) Lead D) Nickel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mercury

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India  signed  an  agreement  in  2016  to develop   a   strategic   port   in   one   of   its neighbouring  countries.  What  is  the  name of the port?

A) Chabahar B) Gwadar
C) Hambantota D) Mongla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chabahar

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India   signed   a   historic   deal   to develop    the    strategic    port    of Chabahar  in  Iran  and  agreed  on  a three-nation    pact    to    build    a transport-and-trade corridor through   Afghanistan   that   could help  halve  the  time  and  cost  of doing  business  with  Central  Asia and     Europe.     Developing     the  Chabahar  port  was  seen  as  crucial for  India  because  it  will  not  only allow New Delhi to bypass Pakistan and access global markets but also counter    China’s    expanding influence   in   the   Indian   Ocean region. But the project’s land route through   Afghanistan   remains   a security headache

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A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its price by

A) 3.50% B) 15%
C) 2.50% D) 2.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.40%

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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.

 

Obstreperous

 

A) Noisy B) Quiet
C) Restrained D) Silent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Noisy

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Cultivation is difficult on red soil because

A) Its water holding capacity is less B) It is highly contaminated
C) Biological components do not mix with it D) It is red in colour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Its water holding capacity is less

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