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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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The state having largest area under waste land is

A) Rajastan B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jammu and kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajastan

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Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

A) Everyone has special skills; some people use them very well. B) Everyone has special skills; and, some people use them very well.
C) Everyone has special skills some people use them very well. D) Everyone has special skills and, some people use them very well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Everyone has special skills; some people use them very well.

Explanation:

Everyone has special skills; some people use them very well is the sentence which is correctly punctuated.

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Q:

Microsoft Office is an example of a

A) Closed source software B) Open source software
C) Horizontal market software D) vertical market software
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Horizontal market software

Explanation:

Microsoft Office is an example of a Horizontal market software.

 

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In computers, software is a collection of programs which performs a task. Horizontal market software is an application software that is useful in a wide range of industries. Horizontal market software is also known as "productivity software."

 

Examples :

Email, Payroll, Operating Systems (OS), Spread sheets, etc...

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Q:

As you go down into a well, your weight

A) increases slightly B) decreases slightly
C) remains exactly the same D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decreases slightly

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Mahatma Gandhi's remark , ' A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposal of ______

A) Simon Commission B) Cripps Mission
C) Cabinet Mission D) Wavel Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cripps Mission

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Q:

Who composed the Gayatri Mantra

A) Vishvamitra B) Vasishtha
C) Indra D) Parikshit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vishvamitra

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Q:

Upanishads are books on

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A) Religion B) Yoga
C) Law D) Philosophy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Philosophy

Explanation:

The Upanishads are a part of the Vedas and are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, and Jainism.

 

 

 

The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta in the history of India.

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Q:

Patanjali is well known for the compilation of

A) Yoga Sutra B) Panchatantra
C) Brahma Sutra D) Ayurveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yoga Sutra

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