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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

We were not the wiser after hearing the explanation

A) none B) neither
C) nevertheless D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) none

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

That which can be believed

A) Miraculous B) Creditable
C) Credible D) Gullible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Credible

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements relating  to  the  Directive  Principles  of  State Policy is not correct?

A) The  provisions  contained  in  part  IV  of the  Constitution  of  India  shall  not  be enforceable by any Court. B) The  Directive  Principle  of  State  policy are  fundamental  in  the  governance  of the country.
C) It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  State  to apply  the  Directive  Principle  in  making laws. D) The  Directive  Principle  are  directed  in making  India  an  advanced  capitalist country of the world.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The  Directive  Principle  are  directed  in making  India  an  advanced  capitalist country of the world.

Explanation:

The  Directive  Principles  of  State Policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51.   The   Directive   Principles   are non-justiciable  in  nature,  that  is, they are not legally enforceable by the  courts  for  their  violation.  So, the     Governments     cannot     be compelled   to   implement   them.Although the Constitution in Article 37  itself  says  that  these  principles are fundamental in the governance of  the  country  and  it  shall  be  the duty  of  the  State  to  apply  these principles  in  making  laws. These principles  reflect  the  ideology  of socialism, Gandhian and liberalism.

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Human beings' hearing range is _______.

A) 50 to 50,000 Hz B) 40 to 40,000 Hz
C) 30 to 30,000 Hz D) 20 to 20,000 Hz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 to 20,000 Hz

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 


So apart from having


A- colleagues would go out for tea at periodic intervals


B- the routine coffee served


C- from the cafeteria my

 

A) BAC B)  BCA
C)  ACB D)  ABC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  BCA

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What is special about a sword-billed hummingbird?

A) It is the smallest bird in the world B) Its bill is longer than the rest of its body
C) It lives only in Antarctica D) It cannot fly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Its bill is longer than the rest of its body

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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.

 

Mind your language

 

A) To speak first and think later. B) To put a lot of efforts to understand what the other person is trying to say.
C) Tell someone to speak politely. D) To speak grammatically incorrect language.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tell someone to speak politely.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The officer said, "I am very busy now".

 

A) The officer said that he was very busy now. B) The officer said that he is very busy then.
C) The officer said that he is very busy now. D) The officer said that he was very busy then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The officer said that he was very busy then.

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