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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, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin

A) piping B) igneous
C) sizzling D) scalding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) scalding

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The   chemical   properties   of   an   element depend upon

A) the number of isotopes of the element B) the mass number of the element
C) the  total  number  of  neutrons  in  the element D) the    number    of    electrons    in    the outermost shell of the element
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the    number    of    electrons    in    the outermost shell of the element

Explanation:

Chemical  properties of  an element depend   on the number   and   the configuration   of   their   (valence) electrons.

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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
India's leading and most popular food delivery start-up, Swiggy landed in a soup on Wednesday, after four people claiming to be current and former employees allegedly revealed fraudulent
and unethical means practiced at the company, in a blog post.
Which of the following can be said about the allegations?

A) Defragmented B) Ambiguous
C) Definitive D) Anecdotal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Defragmented means to run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file
management.
Ambiguous means to be of uncertain nature or significance.
Definitive means clearly defined or formulated.
Anecdotal means to have the character of an anecdote.
Speculative means not based on fact or investigation.
Hence, the correct answer is 5.

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As of February 2018, who is the Indian-born CEO of the Nokia company?

A) Sundar Pichai B) Ajaypal Singh Banga
C) Rajeev Suri D) Satya Nadella
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajeev Suri

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Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

A) Sandstone - conglomerate   B) Limestone - Marble  
C) Granite - Basalt   D) Gabbro - Serpentine  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sandstone - conglomerate  

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Indusind Bank recently signed loan agreement of $ 200 million with ______ to provide finance to low-income women borrowers in rural India.

 

A) Asian Development Bank B) World Bank
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Asian Development Bank

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Which of the following is NOT included in the excretory system of human being?

A) A pair of kidney B) A pair of ureters
C) Abdomen D) Urinary bladder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abdomen

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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.

 

Once ______________, it is that time of the year when the examination results season may be just ending and the admissions season is in progress, and marked by a _________________ of two contradictory voices — often from the same people — that rose to deafening ____________ from April to May when the results of various school boards _________________. The first voice __________________ those who succeeded and did wondrously well.

 

marked by a _________________ of two contradictory voices

 

A) cacophony B) high decibel
C) whisper D) silence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cacophony

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