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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, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Grudging

A) Envious B) Favouring
C) Generous D) Contented
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Envious

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Which Cricketer has scored highest number of runs in T20 Internationals?

A) David Warner B) Virat Kohli
C) Brendon McCullum D) Chris Gayle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brendon McCullum

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The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win

A) Sahity Akademi Award B) Jnanpith Award
C) Magsaysay Award D) Padam Vibhushan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Padam Vibhushan

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Which of the following is the Mascot of Indian Railways?

A) Morris, the cat B) Murugan, the peacock
C) Nandi, the bull D) Bholu, the elephant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bholu, the elephant

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Which of the following is essential for the synthesis of thyroxin?

A) Potassium B) Calcium
C) Iodine D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iodine

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What is the full form of GUI?

A) Graphical Universal Interface B) Graphical User Interface
C) Graphical User Integration D) Graphical Universal Integration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Graphical User Interface

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said,"She had been weeping for an hour."

 

A) He says that she was weeping for an hour. B) He said that she was weeping for an hour.
C) He said that she has been weeping for an hour. D) He said that she had been weeping for an hour.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that she had been weeping for an hour.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Father said to Rahul, “Are you in such a hurry to cross the road?”

A) Father asked Rahul if he was in such a hurry to cross the road. B) Father asked Rahul whether he was in a big hurry to cross the road.
C) Father asked Rahul that if he was in such a hurry to cross the road. D) Father ask Rahul whether he was in such a hurry to cross the road.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Father asked Rahul if he was in such a hurry to cross the road.

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