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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:
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Who developed the idea of Crop rotation?

A) Lily Thomas B) Carrot Cornwick
C) Cabbage Carlson D) Turnip Townsend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turnip Townsend

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1. The author of the novel 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor LaValle.
2. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.
3. The author of the novel 'The Sound and the Fury' is L. Ron Hubbard.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

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

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Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor?

A) Humayun B) Timur Lang
C) Nadir Shah D) Ahmed Shah Abdali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Humayun

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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.

Get on the nerves

A) To be an irritant B) To lose confidence
C) To become very sensitive; cry easily D) To become very strong emotionally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To be an irritant

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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.

We admit as much

X-that it is related to the body
Y-when we say that the mind
Z-is immaterial, and yet hold

A) YXZ B) XZY
C) YZX D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YZX

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The place on the earth's surface above the focus is called the __________.

A) focus B) incentre
C) epicentre D) circumcentre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) circumcentre

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Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?

A) Pradyota B) Haryanka
C) Maurya D) Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maurya

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Which of the following contributes the maximum earning in Indian Railways?

A) Passenger Earning B) Goods Traffic Earning
C) Sundry Earning D) Other Coach Earning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Goods Traffic Earning

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