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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
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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

a loud, harsh, piercing cry

A) noise B) howl
C) screech D) cry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) screech

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2002
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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'.

In June 2017, an anodyne footnote to the Bank of Baroda’s (BoB) quarter results mentioned a (1)/ fine levied by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), (2)/headquartered in Pretoria. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2002
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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Commemmorate B) Commemorate
C) Comemmorate D) Comemorate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commemorate

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2002
Q:

Which of the following elements is used for vulcanizing rubber?

A) Sulphur B) Chlorine
C) Bromine D) Phosphorus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphur

Explanation:

Vulcanization of rubber is a process of improvement of the rubber elasticity and strength by heating it in the presence of sulfur rubber much stronger, more flexible, and more resistant to heat and other environmental conditions.

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Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk

1 2002
Q:

The operating system manages

A) CPU B) provide services for applications software
C) establish a user interface D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The operating system manages all the CPU, disc drives, establish a user interface, execute and provide services for applications software, printers, etc...

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Filed Under: Computer
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 2002
Q:

Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

A) enhanced communications, heterogeneity, and equal access to resources. B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.
C) maintaining local traditions. D) uniform consumption preferences, slower communications, unequal access to resources, greater access to entertainment, and a mixture of uniformity and variety in cultural forms.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.

Explanation:

Globalization of culture is the interconnectedness, or the uniformity of the ways of life of people across states and continents in the world.

The elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

 

  • Uniform consumption preferences
  • Enhanced communications
  • Equal access to resources and information.
  • Uniformity in cultural forms.

 

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2001
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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'.

 

His hard (1)/ punch lay (2)/ him on the road . (3)/ No error (4).

 

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

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2001
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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech.  Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Are you going to eat with us?” he asked.

 

A) He asked me if I was going to eat with them. B) He asked whether he was going to eat with them.
C) He inquired whether I am going to eat or not. D) She asked me if he was going to eat with them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He asked me if I was going to eat with them.

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

2 2001