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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.


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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.


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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Tell me the name of B) a country where every citizen is law-abiding
C) and no trouble is there D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) and no trouble is there

Explanation:

Error is in third part. Here, “there” is an adverb that qualifies the verb ‘is’. The position of ‘there’ in the sentence is incorrect. The correct usage should be ‘there is no trouble’. It indicates the absence of any trouble in a country.

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

Explanation:

•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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Who wrote the book 'An Era of Darkness' which extensively narrates the grim realities of colonial India?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Salman Rushdie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shashi Tharoor

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When is International day for Preservation of Ozone layer observed?

A) September 16 B) July 4
C) January 23 D) May 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) September 16

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A ball, thrown vertically upward, rises to a height of 80 m and returns to its original position. The magnitude of its displacement after 7 s of motion will be ____. (take g = 10 m/s2)

A) 35 m B) 25 m
C) 45 m D) 125 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 35 m

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Who launched 'Shramdaan movement' as part of Swachh Bharat and Swachh Puducherry initiative at Seliamedu village in Puducherry?

A) Rajiv Bansal B) Prakash Javdekar
C) Nitish Kumar D) Lt Governor Kiran Bedi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lt Governor Kiran Bedi

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The famous Sanchi Stupa was commissioned by

A) Bindusara B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Kanishka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ashoka

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The transport of soluble products of photosynthesis is called ______.

A) transpiration B) translocation
C) transportation D) concentration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) translocation

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