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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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__________ is the number of individuals of the population who left the habitat and gone elsewhere during the time period under consideration.

A) Natality B) Mortality
C) Immigration D) Emigration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Emigration

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Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

A) It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. B) It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space. 
C) It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. D) It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space. 

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Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bengaluru is a wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was incorporated as a private limited company owned by Government of India in September 1992 as a Marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO. As the commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, Antrixis engaged in providing Space products and services to international customers worldwide.

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Sun appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to

A) the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time B) red light having longer wave length scatters away
C) that sun comes out of the mountains D) that all other colours scatter away except red
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) that all other colours scatter away except red

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Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?

A) Sabarmati Ashram B) Sevagram Ashram
C) Vishwa Bharti D) Phoenix Ashram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vishwa Bharti

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In which of the following sports does Bombayla Devi Laishram represent India?

A) Archery B) Boxing
C) Cricket D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Archery

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World's first green Islamic bond was issued by which of the following countries?

A) Indonesia B) Malaysia
C) Saudi Arabia D) Iraq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaysia

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GATE
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

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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'.

 

Excessive use of pesticides (1)/ and contamination of soil (2)/ have negatively effected soil output. (3)/ No error (4)

 

 

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

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The northern plain of India is formed of __________________.

A) metamorphic soil B) igneous rocks
C) alluvial soil D) old crystalline rocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) alluvial soil

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