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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
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Who launched the protestant reformation in the 1500's?

A) Henry VIII B) John Wycliffe
C) John Calvin D) Martin Luther
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Martin Luther

Explanation:

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Martin Luther was who launched the protestant reformation in the 1500's.

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Plastic bottles are made of a polymer called PET. The expanded form of PET is

A) Polyethylene terephthalate B) Polyethyl terelene
C) Polyethylene triphosphate D) Polyethyl tetrachloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Polyethylene terephthalate

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

We have seen that, when

X-think of it as losing its parts and shrivelling to a point
Y-occupy any portion of space, we need not
Z-we deny that a mental image can

 

A) ZXY B) YZX
C) YXZ D) ZYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ZYX

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Squander

A) Frivol B) Dissipate
C) Hoard D) Expend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hoard

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Q:

Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Akbar

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Who among the following won a Gold medal for India in Men’s Javelin Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games?

A) Rinku Hooda B) Devendra Jhajharia
C) Sundar Singh Gurjar D) Mariyappan Thangavelu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Devendra Jhajharia

Explanation:

Only  Indian  who  won  consecutive two  Gold  medals  was  Devendra Jhajharia in Javelin throw.

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According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, as the amount of a good consumed increases, the marginal utility of that good tends to 

A) improve B) diminish
C) remain constant D) first diminish and then improve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diminish

Explanation:

Economists use the concept of marginal utility to measure happiness and pleasure and how that affects consumer decision making. They have also identified the law of diminishing marginal utility, which means that the first unit of consumption of a good or service has more utility than the next units of consumption.Hence, the marginal utility of the good diminishes as the amount of good consumed increases.

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The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

A) Advisory jurisdiction B) Original jurisdiction
C) Appellate jurisdiction D) Jurisprudence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Original jurisdiction

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