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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
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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

Explanation:

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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Which word is named as the Word of the year 2020 as per the most searched words on the Cambridge Dictionary in 2020?

 

A) Quarantine B) Pandemic
C) Vaccine D) Corona
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Quarantine

Explanation:

The word of the year 2020 as per the Cambridge Dictionary is the word 'Quarantine'. Based on its data quarantine is the most searched words on the Cambridge Dictionary in 2020.

 

 

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Q:

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

 

Insuperable

 

A) Weak B) Insurmountable
C) Beatable D) Unstable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Insurmountable

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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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Q:

The two volcanic islands located in the Indian territory are

A) Kavaratti and New Moore B) Pamban and Barren
C) Barren and Narcondam D) Great Andaman and Little Nicobar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Barren and Narcondam

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Q:

Through which does light travel best?

A) water B) air
C) vacuum D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vacuum

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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.

 

Perennial

 

A) Dangerous B) Lasting
C) Dry D) Perishable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lasting

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Q:

The Chemical formula of Ammonium oxalate is _____.

A) NH4C2O4 B) (NH4)2CO4
C) (NH4)2C2O4 D) (NH4)2C2O3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (NH4)2C2O4

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