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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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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech.

Sneha said, “I am buying a gaming console today.”

A) Sneha said that she is buying a gaming console today. B) Sneha says she was buying a gaming console that day
C) Sneha say that she is buying a gaming console today D) Sneha said that she was buying a gaming console that day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sneha said that she was buying a gaming console that day

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Steroid hormones exert their action by

A) entering the cell and activating mitichondrial DNA B) binding cell receptors
C) activating hypothalmic release of regulating hormones D) entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene

Explanation:

Steroid hormones exert their action by entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene.

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What international event led to the red scare?

A) Epidemic in Germany B) Revolution in Russia
C) Murder in Italy D) Election in Britain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Revolution in Russia

Explanation:

Revolution in Russia is the International event that led to the red scare.

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What are two rights in the declaration of Independence?

A) Liberty B) Life
C) Pursuit of happiness D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

The rights in the declaration of Independence are :

1. Life

2. Liberty

3. Pursuit of happiness.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

"My hour has come." thought the king.

 

A) The king thought that his hour had come B) His hour had come thought the king
C) The king thought that his hour had came D) The king wondered if his hour has come
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The king thought that his hour had come

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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".

 

That year too, ‘Photographers’ (was listed) separately in the Trade List of The Madras Almanac.

 

A) is listed B) were listing
C) were listed D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) were listed

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Select the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.

A) Ethical B) Genuine
C) Prejudiced D) Reliable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Prejudiced

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech.  Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

Rita said, “Alas! I am undone.”

 

A) Rita said that she was undone. B) Rita told me that she was undone.
C) Rita exclaimed sadly that she was undone. D) Rita said that alas, she was undone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rita exclaimed sadly that she was undone.

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