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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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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The psychopath gets a ______________ sense of enjoyment from torturing animals.

A) perverse B) agreeable
C) happy D) reasonable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) perverse

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Which of the following is not correctly paired?

A) Sania Mirza- Tennis B) Saina Nehwal - Badminton
C) Jhoolan Goswami - Cricket D) Jeev Milka Singh - Chess
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jeev Milka Singh - Chess

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Which of the following day National Statistics Day (NSD) has been celebrated in India?

A) 15th May B) 10th June
C) 27th June D) 29th June
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 29th June

Explanation:

The National Statistics Day (NSD) is celebrated every year in India on 29th June to create public awareness about importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and
policy formulation.
Note: The 2017 theme is “Administrative Statistics”

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How much amount is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account? 

A)  Rs 5,000  B)  Rs 10,000 
C)  Rs 2,000  D)  Rs 15,000 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  Rs 10,000 

Explanation:

A bank account under financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) can be opened in any bank branch or business correspondent outlet. PMJDY is a government-run financial inclusion scheme aimed at ensuring access to services such as banking, savings, deposits, remittance, credit, insurance and pension at an affordable price. Bank accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme can be opened with zero balance. In other words, the account holder need not maintain any particular account balance to keep the account account. The government recently doubled the overdraft limit on Jan Dhan accounts. The overdraft limit of Jan Dhan accounts now stands at Rs 10,000, double than the previous limit of Rs 5,000, according to an official statement released last week. 

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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.

 

A) Disintegrate B) Juxtapose
C) Conjugate D) Entwine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Disintegrate

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Humidity is a measure of the _______________.

A) pressure in the air B) viscosity of the air
C) air resistance D) moisture in air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) moisture in air

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) litigate B) diatrybe
C) cloyster D) griemiest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) litigate

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