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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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‘Plum  Pudding  Model’  for  an  atom  was proposed by

A) Antoine Lavoisier B) Robert Boyle
C) Ernest Rutherford D) J. J. Thomson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) J. J. Thomson

Explanation:

The   first   model   of   atom   was proposed   by   J.   J.   Thomson   in 1898.According  to  this  model,  the positive   charge   of   the   atom   is uniformly   distributed   throughout the  volume  of  the  atom  and  the negatively  charged  electrons  are embedded  in  it  like  seeds  in  a watermelon.    This    model    was picturesquely  called  plum  pudding model of the atom

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

Mrs. Ramsay did not know whether Miss Jane knew ___________

A) swimming B) to swim
C) him to swim D) how to swimming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Swimming is a verb that needs no preposition. So, none of the other options are suitable. Swimming is an action we learn to do, so option-4 is correct.

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Auxiliary bud develops into which of the following part of the plant?

A) Fruit B) Leaf
C) Branch D) Roots
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Branch

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How much loan amount was sanctioned by The World Bank to help India develop its first modern waterway?

A) $575 million B) $275 million
C) $375 million D) $475 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) $375 million

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Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?

A) The Scientific Indian B) Envisioning an Empowered Nation
C) My Country, My Life D) Ignited Minds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My Country, My Life

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During the Independence Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National __________.

A) Navy B) Army
C) Defence D) Air Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Army

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What is the full form of the Indian Political Party "BSP"?

A) Bharatiya Samaj Party B) Bahujan Samaj Party
C) Bharatiya Sangh Party D) Bahujan Sangh Party
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bahujan Samaj Party

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In Computers, what does ALU stand for?

A) Advanced Logic Unit B) Accelerated Logic Unit
C) Arithmetic Logic Unit D) Asymmetric Logic Unit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arithmetic Logic Unit

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