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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him.

A) connotation B) implication
C) understanding D) significance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) significance

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Who discovered Antarctica?

A) James Cook B) Friedrich Miescher
C) George Crum D) Christopher Columbus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) James Cook

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

A) Hesitation B) Secret
C) Impious D) Artless
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secret

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The mobile app 'cVIGIL' is helpful in

A) conducting free and fair e-tendering process in government offices B) fighting against corruption in public services
C) removing garbage from the muncipal areas D) reporting violation of  model code of conduct in election bound States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reporting violation of  model code of conduct in election bound States

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The Chief Election Commissioner Shri. O.P. Rawat, along with theElection Commissioners Shri Sunil Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa launched a mobile app, called ‘Cvigil,’ on July 3, 2018, for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections.

“cVIGIL" is a user-friendly and easy to operate Android application.

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An example of an on premise establishment is

A) A local pub B) A restaurant that sells mixed drinks
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'No Other World' published in 2017?

A) Nidhi Chanani B) Amish Tripathi
C) Rahul Mehta D) Chetan Bhagat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rahul Mehta

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The alimentary canal is a long tube that extends from ______.

A) mouth to stomach B) stomach to large intestine
C) small intestine to anus D) mouth to anus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mouth to anus

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Which research laboratory has developed an Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley that writes horror stories?

 

A) IBM – Media research lab B) MIT – Media Lab
C) Almaden’s Visual Media D) Wal-mart Media Lab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MIT – Media Lab

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