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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.


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Sensitivity of potentiometer can be increased by

A) increasing the length of the potentiometer wire B) increasing the e.m.f of the cell
C) decreasing the length of the potentiometer wire D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) increasing the length of the potentiometer wire

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Which object converts electricity to light?

A) Solar panels B) Battery
C) Bulb D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bulb

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Bulb converts electricity to light whereas solar panel is the device which converts light to electricity.

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Which of the following leaders formed 'India Home Rule Society'?

A) Shyamji Krishna Varma B) Annie Besant
C) Lala Hardayal D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shyamji Krishna Varma

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The World Trade Organisation, which replaced GATT, has its Head Quarters in

A) Vienna B) Brussels
C) New York D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Geneva

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The __________ exchange rate is the price of one unit of foreign currency in terms of domestic currency.

A) Artificial B) Nominal
C) Fixed D) Real
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nominal

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Who amongst the following is a renowned vocalist?

A) Kaushalaya Reddy B) Manjit Bawa
C) Raja Ravi Verma D) Pt. Jasraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pt. Jasraj

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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

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•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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"An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny" is a biography on

A) Manmohan Singh B) Sonia Gandhi
C) Shashi Tharoor D) Indira Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sonia Gandhi

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