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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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How many groups and periods are present in the Modern Periodic Table?

A) 9 groups, 9 periods B) 7 groups, 8 periods
C) 18 groups, 7 periods D) 8 groups, 7 periods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 groups, 7 periods

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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.

 

Australia was discovered by Dutch ______ in 1606.

 

A) explorers   B) concocters  
C) inventors   D) manufacturers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) explorers  

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Mount Semeru, an active volcano, located in

A) Africa B) New Zealand
C) Indonesia D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indonesia

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Which of the following disease is not caused by water pollution?

A) Cholera B) Typhoid
C) Asthma D) Diarrhoea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asthma

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Bandipur National Park is in which state?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Karnataka D) Chhattisgarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

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All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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The tides in the sea are primarily due to

A) the atmospheric effect of the Earth B) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
C) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

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Who discovered the ABO blood group system?

A) Karl Koller B) Maurice Hilleman
C) Karl Landsteiner D) Edward Jenner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karl Landsteiner

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