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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

The joy of (cook) a meal with freshly grown herbs was boundless

A) cooked B) cooking
C) cooks D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cooking

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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.

Cars were owned by

A-only a privileged few and 

B-my class of society was

C-as yet untouched by it

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

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

A) Alter B) Concur
C) Digress D) Vary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Concur

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Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament?

A) Change in Fundamental Rights B) Creation of New States
C) Abolition of Legislative Councils in State D) Rules and Procedures in Parliament
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Change in Fundamental Rights

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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.
Herculean task

A) Important task B) Motivating
C) Optional to do D) Very difficult task
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very difficult task

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What was invented by J. B. Dunlop?

A) Airplane B) Car
C) Rubber Tyre D) Rubber Boot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Car

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Who among the following has been awarded the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' for the year 2016?

A) Jitu Rai B) Sania Mirza
C) Rohit Sharma D) Babita Kumari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jitu Rai

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Who among the following won a Gold medal for India in Men’s Javelin Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games?

A) Rinku Hooda B) Devendra Jhajharia
C) Sundar Singh Gurjar D) Mariyappan Thangavelu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Devendra Jhajharia

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Only  Indian  who  won  consecutive two  Gold  medals  was  Devendra Jhajharia in Javelin throw.

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