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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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Full employment is the level at which there is _____.

A) no frictional unemployment B) no cyclical unemployment
C) no structural unemployment D) no unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) no cyclical unemployment

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In a market system, the central problems regarding how much and what to produce are solved through the coordination of economic activities brought about by ________ signals.

A) Supply B) Demand
C) Price D) Stock Market
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Price

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

They will advise me about the price of the accessories.

A) I will have been advised about the price of the accessories. B) I would have been advised about the price of the accessories.
C) I shall be advised about the price of the accessories. D) I would have had been advised about the price of the accessories.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I shall be advised about the price of the accessories.

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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

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•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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The smell that we get when LPG cylinder leaks is due to the presence of

A) Nitrogen peroxide B) Carbon monoxide
C) Sulphur compound D) Carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sulphur compound

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When the car takes a bend, the force that pushes us to the outside of the curve is the

A) Centripetal Force B) Centrifugal Force
C) Frictional Force D) Tension Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Centrifugal Force

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Her trekking was met ______ obstacles.

 

A) with B) from
C) by D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) with

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Which of the following is NOT the combined from of carbon?

A) Diamond B) Dolomite
C) Marble D) Chalk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diamond

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