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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
  • All India Services:
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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The _____ of energy in India are met from both commercial and non commercial sources. The most _____ sources of energy today are coal and natural gas, hydro
electricity and nuclear power. On the other hand, firewood, cow-dung cakes and vegetable waste etc. _____ non commercial forms of energy. While non commercial
forms of energy _____ demand, coal is the _____ source of commercial energy in India.


The _____ of energy in India are met from both commercial

A) requirements B) sources
C) availability D) lessen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) requirements

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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.

A. He was not allowed

B. for the teacher

C. to read in a low voice

D. no error

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

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the
sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.
For the people living below the poverty line, it is important to find jobs that had provided enough money to attain a minimum standard of living.
i. will have provided
ii. has provided
iii. provide

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. i and ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C. Only iii

Explanation:

Ans. C.
The statement is in general sense and doesn’t talk in past or future context specifically. Therefore one must use the present tense of the verb. Thus, 'provide' is the correct answer.

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Q:

If ___ is involved, even greater diversity will be generated.

A) sexual reproduction B) binary fission
C) asexual reproduction D) vegetative propagation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sexual reproduction

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Lingaraja temple is situated in which of the following Indian state?

A) Odisha B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Tamilnadu D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Odisha

Explanation:

Lingaraja temple is  a lord shiva temple situated in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. It is one of the oldest temples in India.

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The number of representatives for each state is determined by

Answer

The Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, tells that the seats in the House of Representatives are allotted among the states by population, as controlled by the evaluation led at regular intervals i.e, for every ten years.


Each state is qualified for something like one Representative, anyway little its population.

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Who has scored fastest T20I fifty for India in women's cricket?

A) Harmanpreet Kaur B) Mithali Raj
C) Smriti Mandhana D) Anuja Patil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Smriti Mandhana

Explanation:

Smriti Mandhana has scored fastest T20I fifty for India in women's cricket in just 24 balls.

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Q:

The price elasticity of supply measures how

Answer

The price elasticity of supply measures how the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a commodity to changes it its prices; defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

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