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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
  • Category of Competitive Exams
  • All India Services:
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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

A live wire

A) Industrious and brilliant B) Lively and active
C) Sincere and intelligent D) Sincere and efficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lively and active

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Due to heavy rains, the match was called _____.

A) of B) off
C) down D) out
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) off

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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.

Geetal said, " I bought a Honda City yesterday."

A) Geetal said that I have bought a Honda City yesterday. B) Geetal told me that she had bought a Honda City yesterday.
C) Geetal said she had bought a Honda City the previous day. D) Geetal said that she had bought a Honda City the previous day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Geetal said that she had bought a Honda City the previous day.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

He gives everyone _________ the class opportunities for practice.

A) at B) in
C) of D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) in

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The kids were laughing at the old lady.

A) The old lady is laughing at the kids. B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.
C) The old lady was being laughed by the kids. D) The old lady was laughed at by the kids.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The Tata group owns (1)/ many industries, that are spread (2)/ across the globe. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

A) Calorie B) Joule
C) electron volt D) Watt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Watt

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The watt(symbol: W) is a unit of power. In the International System of Units (SI) it is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second, and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. In dimensional analysis it is described by

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Nugatory

A) Delusive B) Futile
C) Unreal D) Productive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Productive

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