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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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Saurabh Chaudhary excels in which one of the following sports?

A) Archery B) Shooting
C) Boxing D) Judo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shooting

Explanation:

Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian sport shooter. He comes from a family of farmers living in Yamuna & Gangetic plains of western Uttar Pradesh. He won the Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m Air Pistol.

 

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Which amongst the following is not a Cation?

A) Aluminium ion B) Copper ion
C) Sulphate ion D) Zinc ion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sulphate ion

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Who is the only Indian cricketer to have received the Polly Umrigar award 3 times?

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Virender Sehwag
C) Virat Kohli D) Ravichandran Ashwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virat Kohli

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What is Cash Reserve Ratio?

A) Deposits of banks in government securities B) Rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI
C) Deposits (as cash) which banks have to keep/maintainwith the RBI D) Rate at which RBI borrows money from the banks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deposits (as cash) which banks have to keep/maintainwith the RBI

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Ratio analysis can be useful for

A) Evaluate financial performance of a company B) To improve profits of a company
C) Evaluate sales D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Evaluate financial performance of a company

Explanation:

Ratio analysis helps us to evaluate various aspects of a company's operating and financial performance such as its efficiency, liquidity, profitability and solvency. The trend of these ratios over time can be used to check whether they are improving or deteriorating.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

I've been trying(A)/to catch you as(B)/ you left college.(C) No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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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.

 

To spin one's wheels

 

A) to take a chance B) to do a job quickly
C) to narrate someone a confusing story D) to waste one's time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to waste one's time

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The criminal was released on ___________ for a few days so that he could spend time with his ailing mother.

A) parole B) guarantee
C) grant D) mercy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) parole

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