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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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Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution states that all persons shall be equally protected by the laws of the country?

A) Right to Equality B) Right to Freedom
C) Right against Exploitation D) Right to Freedom of Religion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Right to Equality

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Rayon is obtained from which among thefollowing?

A) Silk B) Wood pulp  
C) Wool   D) Cotton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wood pulp  

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Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?

A) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag B) To promote harmony and brotherhood
C) To uphold and protect the sovereignty D) Abolition of titles except military and academic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Abolition of titles except military and academic

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When there is only one buyer and one seller of product, it is called _____ situation.

A) Public monopoly B) Bilateral monopoly
C) Franchised monopoly D) Monopsony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bilateral monopoly

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished. B) The Chief of Army Staff carries the rank of Field Marshal.
C) All officers posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands wear the ranks of the Indian Navy. D) The rank of Major General is higher than the rank of Lieutenant General.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.

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The rank of 2nd Lieutenant/Act. Sub Lieutenant/Pilot Officer were removed because the salary of the officers holding these ranks were less compared to senior Non-Commissioned Officers i.e Subedar Major in army, Master Warrant Officer in air force and Master Chief Petty Officer -1st Class in navy.

Rest of the statements are incorrect.In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal.

 

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The suicidal bags of the cell are

A) Lysosomes B) Ribosomes
C) Dictyosomes D) Phagosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lysosomes

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Government officials keep throwing the buck to others.

A) giving B) passing
C) donating D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) passing

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Choose the most appropriate answer:The Russian name of INS Vikramaditya is

A) Admiral Groshkov B) Admiral Gorbachev
C) Admiral Nakhimov D) Admiral Petr Bezobrazov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Admiral Groshkov

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INS Vikramaditya is a Kiev class aircraft carrier which was commissioned by Russian Navy in 1987 under the name Baku. It was later renamed as Admiral Gorshkov and last sailed in 1995 in Russia, before being offered to India

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