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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
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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.
Chicken-hearted

A) Coward B) Short tempered
C) Composed D) Bold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coward

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Who gave the 'General Equilibrium Theory'?

A) J. M. Keynes B) Leon Walras
C) David Ricardo D) Adam Smith
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leon Walras

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

The ruling party stood/ for implementation of the bill/ and was ready to/ stake their political existence.

A) The ruling party stood B) For implementation of the bill
C) And was ready to D) Stake their political existence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stake their political existence

Explanation:

The error lies in the 4th part of the sentence. The subject is 'the ruling party' which is singular; hence 'their' should be replaced by 'its' as their is a possessive pronoun for plural subjects and its is the possessive for singular subjects.

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The World Braille Day is observed across the world every year on ______.

A) January 2 B) January 3
C) January 4 D) January 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) January 4

Explanation:

The World Braille Day is observed across the world every year on 4th January to mark the birth anniversary of Louise Braille. He was the inventor of Braille code. Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired.

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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.

 

Nascent

 

A) Nasal B) Mature
C) Budding D) Permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Budding

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Nautical miles is a unit of distance used in

A) Navigation B) Road mile
C) Astronomy D) Measuring the boundaries of a nation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Navigation

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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.

 

She said, "I will have my report finished by tomorrow."

A) She said that she would have her report finished by tomorrow. B) She said that she will have her report finished by the next day.
C) She said that she will have her report finished by tomorrow. D) She said that she would have her report finished by the next day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She said that she would have her report finished by the next day.

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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 candidate said, "I had passed the entrance test but could not present myself for the interview round held last month."

A) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before. B) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.
C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before. D) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.

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