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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?

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The residents celebrated Diwali.

A) Celebration of Diwali was done by the residents. B) Diwali has been celebrated by the residents.
C) Diwali was celebrated by the residents. D) Diwali is celebrated by the residents.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Diwali was celebrated by the residents.

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Red rot is a disease caused to which of the following plant?

A) Paddy B) Sugarcane
C) Mustard D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sugarcane

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The Andaman group of islands and the Nicobar group of islands are separated by which one of the following latitudes?

A) 8°N latitude B) 10°N latitude
C) 12°N latitude D) 13°N latitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10°N latitude

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The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The Marathas surrendered their fort to the Mughals after the war.

A) After the war the Marathas had to surrender their fort to the Mughals. B) The Mughals after the war took the fort surrendered by the Marathas.
C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war. D) The Marathas after the war surrendered their fort to the Mughals.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war.

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When is International day for Preservation of Ozone layer observed?

A) September 16 B) July 4
C) January 23 D) May 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) September 16

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The specificity of an antibody is due to

A) the variable portions of the H and L chains B) the L chains
C) its valence D) the H chains
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the variable portions of the H and L chains

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An object is placed on the principal axis of a cortex lens of focal length 10 cm. If the distance of the object from the lens is 30 cm, what is the distance of the image formed?

A) 20 cm B) 15 cm
C) 30 cm D) 10 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 cm

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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".

 

You see a curtain of fog (hanged) low, suspended over the fresh green grass.

 

A) hangs B) were hang
C) hanging D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hanging

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