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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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Which movie has won 'the best picture award' in the 90th Oscar awards?

A) Phantom thread B) Three Billboards
C) The Shape of water D) Coco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Shape of water

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IRDAI has directed all third-party insurance companies to include vehicle insurance policies cover to vehicle owners-drivers of all vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles) for an additional premium of- 

A) Rs 500  B) Rs 750 
C) Rs 10000  D) Rs 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 750 

Explanation:

All vehicle insurance policies will now include personal accident cover worth Rs 15 lakh in case of the death of the owner while driving or riding. This new rule will help the families of accident victims especially two-wheeler riders who are most of the time under-insured. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) in a circular has directed all third-party insurance companies to include this cover to vehicle owners-drivers of all vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles) for an additional premium of Rs 750 per year (annual insurance policy). This will now be part of the mandatory insurance cover that is a must for all vehicle owners. 

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Which is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh?

A) Mithun B) Ox
C) One-homed rhinoceros D) Blackbuck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Blackbuck

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Who is considered as the father of taxonomy?

A) Darwin B) Einstein
C) Mandelbrot D) Linnaeus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Linnaeus

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

He says, “Everybody is here.”

 

A) He says everybody was here B) He says that everybody is here
C) He says that everybody was here D) He said everybody were here
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He says that everybody is here

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

One can achieve reward by hard work.

 

A) Reward could be achieved by hard work.   B) Reward is needed for hard work.  
C) Reward is achieved by hard work.   D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

The news regales us ________ the highlights

 

A) at B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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Why do the plant closes stomata when it does NOT need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis?

A) To store carbon dioxide B) To prevent water loss
C) To release stored oxygen D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To prevent water loss

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