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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
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Who discovered television?

A) Michael Faraday B) Joseph Henry
C) Abbe Caselli D) John Baird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Baird

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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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What will be the value of the kinetic energy (Ek) of a moving body with mass m, if its speed is doubled from v to 2v?

A) 1/2 Ek B) 4 Ek
C) There will be no change in Ek D) 2 Ek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 Ek

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In which of the following countries India celebrated a cultural festival named ‘India by the Nile’ in 2017?

A) Iran B) Brazil
C) Egypt D) UAE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egypt

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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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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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The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is

A) 12 B) 16
C) 18 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

 

people are ______ by their deeds and seem.

 

A) born B) alive
C) shaped D) killed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) shaped

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