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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
  • All India Services:
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What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun ?

A) Aphelion B) Antipode
C) Perihelion D) Aldiatc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aphelion

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The driest location on Earth is in which country?

A) Kenya B) Chile
C) Congo D) Libya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chile

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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915.

A) South Africa B) England
C) USA D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South Africa

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The seawater eventually corroded the pillars of the bridge.

A) Eventually the pillars of the bridge are being corroded by the seawater. B) Eventually the pillars of the bridge have been corroded by the seawater.
C) The pillars of the bridge were eventually corroded by the seawater. D) The pillars of the bridge have been eventually corroded by the seawater.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The pillars of the bridge were eventually corroded by the seawater.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Of a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects

A) Innocuous B) Virulent
C) Naive D) Inoffensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Virulent

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What does “L” stand for in PMLA?

A) Leverage B) Limit
C) Lending D) Liberalised
 
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PMLA stands for Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. So, L stands for Laundering. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted by the NDA
government to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering.

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India's first Railway University will come up at

A) Vadodara, Gujarat B) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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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".


The greeting card (also reducing) the need to sit down and write loving messages to our dear ones.

 

A) has also reduce B) had also reduce
C) has also reduced   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) has also reduced  

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