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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
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Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

A) B R Ambedkar B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

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

A) Clear B) Dull
C) High D) Rare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High

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______ is awarded for outstanding work in the field of literature and journalism.

A) Oscar Award B) Booker Prize
C) Pulitzer Prize D) Sullivan Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulitzer Prize

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The focal length of a concave mirror with a radius of curvature of 20.0 cm is :

A) 20 cm B) 5 cm
C) 10 cm D) 15 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10 cm

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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.

 

Perspicacious

 

A) Foolish   B) Obscure  
C) Shrewd   D) Indistinct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shrewd  

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Graphical analysis of tariffs reveals that

A) they benefit domestic consumers at the expense of domestic producers. B) revenue gains outweigh the costs to domestic consumers.
C) they increase domestic production of the good for which imports face tariffs. D) although the benefits are not shared equally, everyone in the domestic economy benefits from tariffs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) they increase domestic production of the good for which imports face tariffs.

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Comptroller and Auditor General of India submits the audit reports to _______.

A) President of India B) Prime Minister of India
C) Finance Minister of India D) Home Minister of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) President of India

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

They told me that they had been befooled by those men.

 

A) They said to me,"We were befooled by these men." B) They said to me,"They had befooled us."
C) They said to me,"We have been befooled by these men." D) They said to me,"We are befooled by these men."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They said to me,"We have been befooled by these men."

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