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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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Out of the 22 parts of the Indian Constitution that originally existed during its formation, the only part which has been deleted is

A) Part V B) Part VI
C) Part VII D) Part VIII
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Part VII

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

Explanation:

Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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Where is the world's highest volcanic mountain Cotopaxi located?

A) Japan B) Philippines
C) Ecuador D) Hawaiian Islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ecuador

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Opportunity costs exist because

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On 9 November 2017, House Building Advance (HBA) rules were revised. Now, under the new rules, the central government employee can barrow a maximum of how much amount from government?

 

A) Rs 50 lakh B) Rs 25 lakh
C) Rs 75 lakh D) Rs 15 lakh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 25 lakh

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The Speaker of the sixth Lok Sabha who later became the President of India was _____ .

A) VP Singh B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C) V.S Ramadevi D) Sukumar Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

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Macro economics deals with

A) the circular flow of income B) the decision making of a single economic variable like demand
C) resource allocation at firm level D) equilibrium prices and quantities
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the circular flow of income

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Which city is located on the banks of the river Alaknanda?

A) Badrinath B) Ayodhya
C) Allahabad D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Badrinath

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