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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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Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 2 only D) 1 and 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ‘internal disturbance’ with the ‘armed rebellion’ to avoid its misuse by the government in power.

 

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Microeconomics deals with the

A) Behavior of industrial decision makers B) Allocation of resources of the economy as between production of different goods and services
C) Determination of prices of goods and services D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Microeconomics deals with the 

 

* Allocation of resources of the economy as between production of different goods and services.

* Determination of prices of goods and services.

* Behavior of industrial decision makers.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A fool's paradise

 

A) An average person appears smart in company of fools. B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.
C) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it. D) Pretending that everything is going fine when actually all is being lost.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The two children were(A)/identical except for(B)/the colour for their eyes.(C)/No error(D)

 

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

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_________________ through a plane surface is the product of the magnetic flux density normal to the surface and the area of the surface.

A) Magnetic susceptibility B) Magnetic resonance
C) Magnetic flux D) Magnetic pulse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magnetic flux

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Atmospheric pressure is measured by __________.

A) Barometer B) Hexameter
C) Nanometer D) Glaxometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barometer

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Rome was not built in a day

A) It takes time to create great things B) You have to win many wars to build an empire
C) A task done hurriedly fails completely D) Building anything worth while requires skill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It takes time to create great things

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

Scurrilous

A) Coarse B) Sophisticated
C) Insolent D) Complimentary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Complimentary

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