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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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Some pins are needles. Some needles are handles. Some handles are locks. Some locks are keys.

Conclusions:

I. Some keys are handles

II.Some handles are pins

III. Some pins are keys

A) None follows B) Only I and II follow
C) only II and III follow D) only I and III follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) None follows

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Q:

The following sentence contains which type of conjunction?

"She is not only a great singer but also an exceptional dancer."

A) Phrasal B) Subordinating
C) Correlative D) Coordinating
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Correlative

Explanation:

A conjunction is a word that joins words, clauses, phrases or sentences.

For example but, and, or, nor, yet for, so, although, since, because, unless, when, where, while, etc.

There are four types of conjunctions:

1. Subordinating Conjunction

2. Correlative Conjunction

3. Phrasal Conjunction

4. Coordinating Conjunction

 

In the given sentence, "She is not only a great singer but also an exceptional dancer" Not Only But Also is a type of Correlative conjunction.

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Q:

The plasma of the blood contains which among the following constituents?

I. Proteins

II. Salts

III. Hormones

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Only II and III D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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Q:

Select the antonym of

intrinsic

A) elemental B) innate
C) connate D) accquired
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) accquired

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Q:

The Central Excise Day (CED) is celebrated on which date in India ?

 

A) February 24 B) February 22
C) February 21 D) February 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) February 24

Explanation:

The Central Excise Day (CED) is celebrated every year on February 23 in India to commemorate the enactment of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944. The Central Excise officers all over the country celebrate this day by organizing seminars, workshops, trade interactions and cultural events etc.

 

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Q:

From the following pairs, find the one which is correctly matched?

 

A) Scurvy- Thiamine B) Tuberculosis- ATS
C) Tetanus- BCG D) Malaria- Chloroquine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Malaria- Chloroquine

Explanation:

Chloroquine is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria.

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Select the synonym of

bounder

A) lout B) mediocre
C) done D) decorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lout

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Arrange the continents from largest to smallest?

A) Africa
B) Europe
C) North America
D) Asia
E) Australia
F) South America
G) Antarctica

A) D,A,C,F,G,B,E B) A,C,B,F,E,D,G
C) D,B,F,C,G,A,E D) E,A,C,D,G,F,B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) D,A,C,F,G,B,E

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