Sawaal
  • Home/
  • General Knowledge

General Knowledge Questions

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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
Popular Latest Rated
Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

disgusting and an unpleasant smell.

A) oops B) ouch
C) darn D) rancid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) rancid

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

Plastic bottles are made of a polymer called PET. The expanded form of PET is

A) Polyethylene terephthalate B) Polyethyl terelene
C) Polyethylene triphosphate D) Polyethyl tetrachloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Polyethylene terephthalate

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

A set of instructions executed directly by a computer's central processing unit is _____.

A) Command Language B) Machine Language
C) Markup Language D) Style Sheet Language
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Machine Language

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Computer
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

4 1825
Q:

According to the Second Law of Motion, for a given force, acceleration is inversely proportional to the ____ of an object.

A) density B) volume
C) force D) mass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mass

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

On some easy days when I am at

A-home, we chat and she

B-more into her life

C-lets me peek a bit

A) ABC B) CBA
C) CAB D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ACB

Explanation:

 

 

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

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

A) Extrution B) Extrusion
C) Extrosion D) Extrotion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Extrusion

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1stNovember, 2017 at Feroze Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?

A) Dr. L. D. Papney B) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
C) Shri Subir Chakraborty D) Shri P. Siwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shri P. Siwal

Explanation:

Power Ministry constitutes a Committee to investigate into the causes of the NTPC, Unchahar Thermal Power Plant accident

The composition of the committee would be as follows:

       Name                                                                                                 Position

Shri P.D. Siwal, Member (Thermal), CEA                                                      Chairman

Shri Subir Chakraborty,Director (Projects), UPRVUNL                                      Member

Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar,Director of Steam Boilers, Maharashtra           Member

Dr. L.D. Papney,Chief Engoneer, (TE&TD), CEA                                              Member & Convenor

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1825
Q:

Which one of the following statements regarding histone proteins is correct?

A) Histones are proteins that are present in mitochondrial membrane B) Histones are proteins that are present in nucleus in association with DNA
C) Histones are proteins associated with lipids in the cytosol D) Histones are proteins associated with carbohydrates in the cytosol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Histones are proteins that are present in nucleus in association with DNA

Explanation:

Histones are highly alkaline proteins found in eukaryotic cell nucleusthat package and order the DNA into structural units called nucleosomes. They are the chief protein components of chromatin, acting as spools around which DNA winds, and playrole in gene regulation.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1825