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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.


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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The government plans to (take up) the construction project soon.

A) Take on B) Take off
C) Take in D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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Which one of the following is not correct about the Panchayats as laid down in Part IX of the Constitution of India?

 

A) The Chairperson of a Panchayat needs to be directly by people in order to exercise the right to vote in the Panchayat meetings. B) The State Legislature has the right to decide whether or not offices of the Chairpersons in the Panchayats are reserved for SCs, STs or women.
C) Unless dissolved earlier, every Panchayat continues for a period of five years. D) The State Legislature may by law make provisions for audit of accounts of the Panchayats. 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Unless dissolved earlier, every Panchayat continues for a period of five years.

Explanation:

The act provides for a five-year term of office to the panchayat at every level. However, it can be dissolved before the completion of its term.the state legislature shall provide for the reservation of offices of chairperson in the panchayat at the village or any other level for the SCs and STs. The state legislature may make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the panchayats and the auditing of such accounts.

 

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Q:

An increase in demand means that

A) the demand curve shifts to the right B) consumers desire a greater quantity
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

An increase in demand means that the demand curve shifts to the right, and hence quantity demanded will be high at each price.

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Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?

A) Godavari B) Krishna
C) Cauvery D) Mahanadi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Godavari

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Which of the following is not true about X­rays?

A) have low penetrating power B) travel with the speed of light
C) Can be reflected or refracted D) can affect photographic plates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have low penetrating power

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Pollen is produced by the process of

A) Mitosis B) Pollination
C) Meiosis D) Fertilization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mitosis

Explanation:

Pollen is a male plant gamete. When microspores produced after meiosis process on microsporangia of male gametophyte undergo mitosis and forms pollen grains.

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Which telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies?

A) Lofar B) Gemini Observatory
C) Chandra D) Kepler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lofar

Explanation:

Lofar telescope has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies.

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Which is a function of a protein macromolecule?

A) Cushions the internal organs of an animal B) Provides the building instructions for living things
C) Makes up the connective tissue in tendons D) Makes the leaves of plants waterproof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Makes up the connective tissue in tendons

Explanation:

The function of a protein macromolecule is

- Moving things in and out of cells.

- Transporting other molecules in the body.

- Making up the connective tissue in tendons.

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