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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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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.

Education is not just for giving you livelihood but giving you the art of ______ wholly and joyously.

A) living B) leaving
C) believing D) driving
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) living

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A raise in the price of a product causes

A) an increase in competition B) an increase in demand
C) a decrease in competition D) a decrease in supply
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an increase in competition

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The raise in the price of a product may be due to increase in cost of production, increase in the demand of the product and increase in the margin.

 

When the price of a product increases its demand may fall as per the Law of Demand and an increase in the competition.

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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.

 

No dice

 

A) A great gamble B) Used to refuse a request or indicate that there is no chance of success
C) Be confident of the outcome D) Make false assurances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Used to refuse a request or indicate that there is no chance of success

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The largest estuarine mangrove forest in the world is at?

A) Sundarbans National Park B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
C) Keoladeo National Park D) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sundarbans National Park

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) Ar B) HN3
C) CO2 D) C4H6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CO2

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Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.

A) First B) Third
C) Fifth D) Seventh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seventh

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Life offers myriad choices, isn't it?

 

A) shouldn't it? B) does it?
C) doesn't it? D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) doesn't it?

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Vitamin A is also known as _____.

A) Thiamine B) Riboflavin
C) Retinol D) Calciferol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Retinol

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