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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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Q:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

Explanation:
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If a body is moving on a circular path, what is its average velocity if it completes one cycle in one second?

A) Average velocity depends upon time taken to complete one cycle B) One
C) Average velocity is same as average speed D) Zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Zero

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In the year 2016, the Government of India announced a `6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to

1.create one crore jobs within three years

2.create jobs equally for men and women

3.provide tax and production incentives for the entrepreneurs

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:
In textile industry there is women majority, so it is impossible for government to create jobs equally for men and women.
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Filed Under: General Awareness
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"Christ the Redeemer" is located in which among the following places?

A) Salvador B) Porto Alegre
C) Rio De Janeiro D) Brasilia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rio De Janeiro

Explanation:

"Christ the Redeemer" is located in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 

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Q:

When our constitution came into act there were exactly

A) 395 articles B) 415 articles
C) 400 articles D) 405 articles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 395 articles

Explanation:

When our constitution came into act there were exactly 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules.

At present there are :

- 448 articles in 25 parts

- 12 schedules

- 103 Amendments

- Appendices 5.

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Which planet has the most moons?

A) Uranus B) Venus
C) Jupiter D) Neptune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jupiter

Explanation:

Jupiter is the planet with the most number of moons i.e, 67 followed by Saturn 62, Uranus 27 and Neptune 14.

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Q:

REM behavior disorder results from

A) sleep B) walking
C) watching D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sleep

Explanation:

REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep Disorder results from the sleep. Too much alcohol consumption too near to the bed time cause this.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Excuse my French

 

A) Used to apologize for swearing. B) Said when one cannot speak the language of the other person correctly.
C) Used to make a flimsy excuse. D) Used when you give up easily.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Used to apologize for swearing.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

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