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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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As per World Health Organization, a pilot program testing the first ever malaria vaccine will begin in ________ in the year 2018.

A) India B) Italy
C) United Kingdom D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Africa

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It must (being) quite an exciting time to be alive.

A) has been B) have been
C) been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) have been

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

He is not sure whether she knows to swim.

A) how she can swim B) how can she swim
C) how to swim D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) how to swim

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

We shall invite Suresh.

A) Suresh would be invited by us. B) Suresh would have been invited by us.
C) Suresh will be invited by us. D) Suresh will have been invited by us.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Suresh will be invited by us.

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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.

Hard working and diligent

A) Seditious B) Sedate
C) Sedulous D) Scheming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sedulous

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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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With regard to ‘Project Tiger’, which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) It was launched in India in the years 1973. B) The objective of the project is to preserve the habitats and tigers therein as natural heritage.
C) The project emphasized to ensure viable population of tigers in India. D) There are no Tiger Reserves in north-eastern part of India.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) There are no Tiger Reserves in north-eastern part of India.

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There are three Tiger reserves in Northeast India: Dampa Tiger Reserve, Pakul Tiger Reserve, Namdapha Tiger Reserve

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

A) Fluent B) Ignorant
C) Rude D) Significant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fluent

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