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

An abattoir is _____ .

A) a place where animals are slaughtered B) a place where abbots stay
C) a title of respect given to a priest or abbot D) a place where animals are worshipped
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a place where animals are slaughtered

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

A) Combine B) Ramify
C) Furcate D) Diverge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Combine

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The first BRICS Summit, after the inclusion of South Africa, was held at 

A) Brasilia B) Sanya
C) Yekaterinburg D) Durban
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sanya

Explanation:

The Summit at Sanya will mark the admission of South Africa to the group, which will extend the geographic representation of the mechanism in a moment when the financial system reform is sought worldwide, as well as agreater democratization of global governance in general.On 14 April 2011, 3rd BRICS (Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa) Summit is to be held in the Chinese city of Sanya, alongside the President of China, Hu Jintao, the President of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, and the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The previous Summits were held in Yekaterinburg (June 2009) and Brasília (April 2010)

 

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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) Erroneous B) Eronneous
C) Erronous D) Eroneous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Erroneous

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Which state has built the First Glass Bridge in India?

A) Sikkim B) Gujarat
C) Bihar D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bihar

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A glass bridge at Rajgir in Bihar is the first glass bridge in India.

 

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The second most senior office in the country is of _____ .

A) Office of the President of India B) Office of the Prime Minister of India
C) Office of the Vice President of India D) Office of the Chief Justice of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Office of the Vice President of India

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If a body slides over a surface, the force resisting the motion between them is called ______.

A) Centripetal force B) Friction
C) Centrifugal force D) Inertia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Friction

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Earth is also known as _______.

A) Orange planet B) Green planet
C) Blue planet D) Yellow planet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blue planet

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