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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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Rayon is obtained from which among the following?

A) Silk B) Wood pulp
C) Wool D) Cotton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wood pulp

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) The Mahakaal temple - Ujjain B) Sringeri Matha - Chikkmanglur district
C) The Sun Temple - Konark D) Jain temples - Khajuraho
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jain temples - Khajuraho

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

She has that rare character - the ability to listen to people.

A) rare ear B) rare characteristic
C) rare sense D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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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 given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Inept

A) Clumsy B) Artless
C) Inadept D) Skillful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Skillful

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence
given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option  i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

We are used to giving benefit of a doubt to people we are closest to, the ones who we know very well. This comes to us naturally as we know for a fact they are good people; and even more - we know they like/ love us so they wouldn't do anything against us.

A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true. B) Given that we are very attached to our relatives, we often try to hide their crimes and cover up for their lies.
C) Since humans are inherently doubting, there is a tendency to be sceptic about anyone. D) Humans have nepotism ingrained in them, which means that they would favour only their relatives over and above a fool proof evidence against them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.

Explanation:

To give a benefit of doubt means to decide that you will believe someone, even though you are not sure that what the person is saying is true.

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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Government officials keep throwing the buck to others.

A) giving B) passing
C) donating D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) passing

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