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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?

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Which is known as carbolic acid?

A) Phenol B) Ethanol
C) Acetic acid D) Oxalic acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Phenol

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Which of the following countries border touches with China?

A) Uzbekistan B) Thailand
C) Vietnam D) South Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thailand

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The salt concentration (measured as salinity in parts per thousand), is less than ______ % in inland waters.

A) 5 B) 20
C) 50 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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Earth-worms belongs to the phylum

A) Protozoa B) Cnidaria
C) Annelida D) Mollusca
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Annelida

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Which one of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves?

A) Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction. B) Oscillating electric field and magnetic field are perpendicular to each other.
C) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves D) Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to propagate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction.

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Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

A) 91 St Amendment B) 87th Amendment
C) 97th Amendment D) 90th Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 91 St Amendment

Explanation:

On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, limiting the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature, came into effect.

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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.

Explanation:

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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Nitric acid does not react with

A) Gold B) Copper
C) Zinc D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gold

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