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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.


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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.

Actions speak louder than words

A) Achievers are better than those who talk big B) No action can compensate for saying bad words
C) A pen is mightier than a sword D) What someone does mean more than what they say they will do
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) What someone does mean more than what they say they will do

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Find the power of a convex lens if the image formed is at a distance of 16 cm from the lens when the object is placed on the other side of the lens at 20 cm from the optical centre?

A) -3.75 diopters B) -11.25 diopters
C) 3.75 diopters D) 11.25 diopters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 11.25 diopters

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The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood.

A) pure B) impure
C) mixed D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) impure

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The girl said to her partner, "You will have to dance better than this tomorrow."

A) The girl said to her partner that he will have to dance better than that the day after. B) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than this the day after.
C) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than that the day after. D) The girl said to her partner that he will have to dance better than this the day after.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than that the day after.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Jaded

A) Restorative B) Thrilled
C) Gay D) Tired
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tired

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....... is the property of attracting electrons by the halogen atoms in a molecule

A) Electron affinity B) Electro positivity
C) Electro chemistry D) Electro negativity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Electro negativity

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Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society?

A) economic growth B) increased urbanization
C) Both A & B D) new business practices
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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Industrialization resulted in both economic growth and increased urbanization in American society.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

He gathers the apples.

 

A) The apples gather by him. B) The apples are gathered by him.
C) The apples were gathered by him. D) The apples got gathered by him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The apples are gathered by him.

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