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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Momentum is measured as the product of :

A) Mass and inertia B) Mass and force
C) Mass and velocity D) Mass and acceleration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mass and velocity

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Yellow Journalism refers to

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Yellow Journalism refers to a type of journalism with the use of lurid features like eye catching head lines and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. The techniques that are used in this journalism may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) illiterrate B) illiterate
C) iliterate D) iliterrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) illiterate

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

The belief that everyone is equal and should have the same right and opportunities.

 

A) Altruistic B) Egoistic
C) Egalitarian D) Octogenarian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egalitarian

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

 

The policeman carries a baton whenever he goes on a round.

A) Carrying of a baton is done by the policeman whenever he has gone on a round. B) The policeman has never gone on around without carrying a baton.
C) Going on a round has been done by the policeman by carrying a baton. D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.

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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 teacher said, "Nobody can solve the problem."

A) The teacher said that nobody can solve the problem. B) The teacher said that nobody should solve the problem.
C) The teacher said that somebody can solve the problem. D) The teacher said that nobody could solve the problem.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher said that nobody could solve the problem.

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

Ravage

A) Surrender B) Construct
C) Damage D) Liberate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Damage

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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".

They were all astonished at the team's dramatic success in the competition.

A) were astonished at all B) had all astonished by
C) had been all astonished on D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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