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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, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

Affirmations fire the will to focus and perseverance towards (1)/ goal realisation and enable positive (2)/ thoughts to permeate one’s sub consciousness. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Who appoints the Finance Commission in India?

A) Governor,R.B.I B) CAG of India
C) President of India D) Central Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) President of India

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The value of universal gravitation constant (G) was determined by

A) Henry Cavendish B) Antoine L Lavoisier
C) Isaac Newton D) John Dalton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Henry Cavendish

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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.

 

By courtesy of

 

A) Be very polite. B) Do a philanthropic act forcefully.
C) Be brave and face risks for the team. D) Given or allowed by.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Given or allowed by.

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Panchayati Raj system is based on the principle of

A) Decentralisation B) Centralisation
C) Recentralisation D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decentralisation

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Panchayati Raj system is based on the principle of Decentralisation. Panchayati Raj is an important feature of Indian polity ensuring direct participation of common people (Article 243 G – 243 H) in decision making. this system was introduced by a constitutional amendment in 1992.

 

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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.

 

Back to square one

 

A) Remembering one's past makes one humble B) To be back to where one started, with no progress having been made
C) To become friends once again with a person with whom you had a fight D) To apologize for one's past actions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be back to where one started, with no progress having been made

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

A person speaking many languages.

A) conversant B) polyglot
C) talkative D) orator
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) polyglot

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What is India's national flower?

A) Lily B) Rose
C) Lotus D) Sunflower
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lotus

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