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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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Which of the following constitutes highest percentage of Green House gases?

A) Ethane B) Methane
C) Carbon Dioxide D) Propane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide

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The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Uttar Pradesh is

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

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Plants get their energy to produce food from which of the following?

A) Photosynthesis B) Bacteria
C) Fungi D) Sun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sun

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The boss said to him,"Please tell me what the old man said today."

 

A) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day. B) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said today.
C) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said that day. D) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said today.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.

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If price of an article decreases from Rs. 25 to Rs. 20, quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 1500 units. If point elasticity of demand is -1.25, find Q1?

A) 900 units B) 1200 units
C) 1800 units D) 2000 units
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1200 units

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Which of the following country is NOT a member of the ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)?

A) Seychelles B) Sri Lanka
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

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The Westminster parliamentary system was developed in ___________.

A) Spain B) Australia
C) UK D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) UK

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

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Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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