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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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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Aryabhatta was the first astronomer to state ______ that the earth is round and it rotates on its axis.

 

A) sympthatically   B) automatically
C) emphatically   D) accidentally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) emphatically  

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Which of the following authority is elected on the basis of proportional representation in India?

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Governor D) Lok Sabha Speaker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The management committee is required to publish a report every year.

 

A) A report would be published by the management committee every year. B) A report would have been published by the management committee every year.
C) A report requires to be published by the management committee every year. D) Every year the report would be published by the management committee.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A report requires to be published by the management committee every year.

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Shiva Thapa is related to _______.

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

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Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?

A) Speaker of Lok Sabha B) Prime Minister
C) President D) Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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What is the direction of torque?

A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force B) Same as the direction of applied force
C) Opposite to the direction of applied force D) Parallel to the radius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force

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Meibomian glands are located in

A) Eye B) Ear
C) Nose D) Skin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eye

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The 'Kyoto Protocol' is an international treaty that commits State parties to reduction in

A) poverty B) greenhouse gases emission
C) nuclear armaments D) agricultural subsidy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) greenhouse gases emission

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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

Recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."

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