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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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Which among the following sponsors Regional Rural Banks (RRB'S)?

A) Reserve Bank of India B) Foreign Banks
C) National Commercial Banks D) Co-Operative Banks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Commercial Banks

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Which one of the following hypotheses postulates that individual's consumption in any time period depends upon resources available to the individual, rate of return on his capital and age of the individual?

A) Absolute Income Hypothesis B) Relative Income Hypothesis
C) Life Cycle Hypothesis D) Permanent Income Hypothesis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Life Cycle Hypothesis

Explanation:

The life-cycle theory of consumption, popularly known as life-cycle hypothesis,' was developed by Ando and Modigliani" in the early 1960s.

The life-cycle hypothesis postulates that individual consumption in any time period depends on

(i) resources available to the individual,

(ii) the rate of return on his capital, and

(iii) the age of the individual.

The resources available to an individual consist of his existing net wealth and the present value of all his current and future labour incomes. According to the life-cycle hypothesis, a rational consumer plans consumption on the basis of all his resources and allocates his income to consumption over time so that he maximizes his total utility over his life time.

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Hirakud dam is located in which of the following states?

A) Jharkhand B) Chhattisgarh
C) Odisha D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Odisha

Explanation:

Hirakud dam is located in Odisha on Mahanadi.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

She said, “I will visit the temple.”

 

A) She said that she will visit the temple B) She said that she would visit the temple
C) She acknowledged that she would visit the temple D) She says she would visit the temple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) She said that she would visit the temple

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What is the weight of one mole Carbon atoms?

A) 12 gm B) 120 gm
C) 1.2 gm D) 0.12 gm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 gm

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Which country forms the longest international border with India in the far east?

A) China B) Myanmar
C) Thailand D) Vietnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Myanmar

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 In India, who is known as the highest law officer?

A) President of India B) Attorney General of India
C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India D) Advocate General of the State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Attorney General of India

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Which of the following is used in gunpowder?

A) Potassium bromide B) Potassium nitrate
C) Monopotassium tartarate D) Potassium sulphate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Potassium nitrate

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