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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
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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What is an endothermic reaction?

A) Reaction in which heat is released. B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.
C) Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed. D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.

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Which one of the following is the theme of the World Soil Day, 2017?

A) Soils and pulses, a symbol for life B) Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground
C) Soils, a solid ground for life D) Soils, foundation for family farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground

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World Soil Day 2017 is celebrated on 5 December under the theme "Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground," with activities aiming to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being.Soils not only produce 95% of the food we consume, they also have a huge potential for taking carbon from the atmosphere and offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions. Keeping the soil healthy can bring a multitude of gains, from food security to sustainable livelihoods and climate benefits.

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Who wrote the book 'An Era of Darkness' which extensively narrates the grim realities of colonial India?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Salman Rushdie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shashi Tharoor

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The World Heritage Site Bhimbetka in MP is famous for

A) Forests B) Mountain ranges
C) Rock shelters D) Waterfalls
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rock shelters

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Who is the author of the book ­ "The daughter of the east"?

A) Taslima Nasreen B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Chandrika Bhutani D) Sharmila Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benazir Bhutto

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Who is the author of "The Twentieth Wife"?

A) Aparna Sinha B) Bapsi Sidhwa
C) R. K. Narayan D) Indu Sundaresan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Indu Sundaresan

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Which of the following organs produces the enzyme lipase?

A) Pancreas B) Large Intestine
C) Liver D) Small Intestine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pancreas

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______ is the time taken by the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.

A) Lunar year B) Sidereal year
C) Solar year D) Tropical year
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sidereal year

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