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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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Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

A) Common B) Social
C) Plain D) Atrocious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atrocious

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Egregious means outstandingly bad or shocking and Atrocious means cruel or wicked and both words are nearly equal in meaning.

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Acinonyx Jubatus is the scientific name of _______.

A) Bear B) Horse
C) Cheetah D) Zebra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cheetah

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The Hornbili festival is celebrated in

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Nagaland
C) Odisha D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nagaland

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To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least

A) 0.2 second B) 1 second
C) 0.1 second D) 2 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.1 second

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The ability to memorize well is an example of

A) a personal quality B) a personal skill
C) self-evaluation D) personal awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a personal skill

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In 2007, which monument was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World?

A) Taj Mahal B) Hawa Mahal
C) Agra Fort D) Lotus Temple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Taj Mahal

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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 special court was ____________ without having reached any decision on the case.

 

A) adjourned B) dispersed
C) postponed D) recessed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adjourned

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_________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.

A) Flora & Fauna B) Time
C) Temperature D) Parent rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flora & Fauna

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