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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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With which IIT did the Indian Railways sign a MoU in Dec 2015, for setting up Centers for Railway Research?

A) IIT Madras B) IIT Mandi
C) IIT Delhi D) IIT Indore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IIT Madras

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Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true?

A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations. B) He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.
C) He advocated eliminating the income tax. D) He opposed reforms to the banking system.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.

Explanation:

Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'

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

 

Sentience

 

A) Disregard B) Appreciation
C) Consciousness D) Perception
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Disregard

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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

Incensed

A) Ecstatic B) Exasperated
C) Elated D) Blithe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Exasperated

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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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.

Since last year his condition has been________

A) deteriorate B) deteriorating
C) severely deteriorated D) deterioratingly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) deteriorating

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Ozone protects biosphere from ___________

A) X ­- rays B) Gamma rays
C) Ultraviolet rays D) Infrared rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ultraviolet rays

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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In terms of size, Jupiter ranks no. ___ in our Solar System.

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

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Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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

Run out of steam

A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm B) To work quickly like a machine
C) To give up easily D) no more money to spend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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