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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
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Who wrote the book, 'Indian Home Rule'?

A) M K Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhash Chandra Bose D) Babasaheb Ambedkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M K Gandhi

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A commodity market has a _________ structure, if there is one seller of the commodity, the commodity has no substitute, and entry into the industry by another firm is prevented.

A) Perfect Competition B) Monopoly
C) Oligopoly D) Monopolistic Competition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monopoly

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Which  one  of  the  following  indices  is  now used  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  to measure the rate of inflation in India?

A) NASDAQ Index B) BSE Index
C) Consumer Price Index D) Wholesale Price Index
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Consumer Price Index

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The  Wholesale  Price  Index  (WPI) was  main  index  for  measurement of  inflation  in  India  till  April  2014 when  RBI  adopted  new  Consumer Price   Index   (CPI)   as   the   key measure of inflation.

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Goitre is caused by the deficiency of ___________

A) Zinc B) Calcium
C) Iodine D) Chlorine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iodine

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In Computer programming there is set of subroutinedefinitions, protocols, and tools for building software andapplications. Which among the following is a term for setsof requirements that govern how one application can talkto another?

A) UPS B) API
C) CGI D) J2EE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) API

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An API may be for a web-based system, operatingsystem, database system, computer hardware, orsoftware library. It is an acronym for ApplicationProgramming Interface. An API specifies how softwarecomponents should interact and APIs are used whenprogramming graphical user interface (GUI)components.

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Mirages are formed primarily due to ___ of light.

A) Reflection B) Diffusion
C) Refraction D) Scattering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Refraction

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Where did the leader of the Individual Satyagraha movement, Acharya Vinoba Bhave started this movement?

 

A) Nashik B) Poona
C) Pavnar D) Nagpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pavnar

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Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Robert Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie

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