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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?

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Which object converts electricity to light?

A) Solar panels B) Battery
C) Bulb D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bulb

Explanation:

Bulb converts electricity to light whereas solar panel is the device which converts light to electricity.

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___________ is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.

A) Jantar Mantar, Delhi B) Group of Monuments at Hampi
C) Group of Monuments at Pattadakal D) Nalanda, Bihar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jantar Mantar, Delhi

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If tea companies start using mechanised tea leave pickers

A) more people would want to work as tea leave pickers B) unemployment of tea leave pickers will decrease
C) more tea will be produced per acre D) then wages for manual tea leave pickers will fall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) then wages for manual tea leave pickers will fall

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Why do atoms bond?

A) To reduce potential energy and gain stability B) To make atoms
C) To increase potential energy and lose stability D) To increase potential energy and gain stability
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To reduce potential energy and gain stability

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

The job for drawing water (A) / from the village well is usually (B) / carried out by the women and young girls. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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What situation would result if Government expenditure exceeds the Government revenue on Current Account?

A) Deficit budgeting B) Zero­based budgeting
C) Performance­based budgeting D) Surplus budgeting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deficit budgeting

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

Explanation:

•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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Which of the following is not an agency ofUN?

A) World Bank B) International Atomic Energy Agency
C) Universal Postal Union D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) International Atomic Energy Agency

Explanation:

International Atomic Energy Agency. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

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