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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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The polar regions are sparsely populated because of

A) lack of minerals B) unsuitable climatic conditions
C) infertile land D) mountainous topography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unsuitable climatic conditions

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Carcinogenic chemicals cause

A) Heart diseases B) Diabetes
C) Cancer D) Asthma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cancer

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Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by_____________

A) Oil spill B) Acid rain
C) Carbon dioxide D) Radioactive waste
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Radioactive waste

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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".
I gave up (drinks) many years ago.

A) to drink B) drink
C) drinking D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) drinking

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Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?

A) Contour lines B) Isobaths lines
C) Isohyets lines D) Isobar lines
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Isohyets lines

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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.
P- They never desert us even when all fair weather friends have deserted us.
Q- Books are never failing friends.
R- They dispel the dark clouds of gloom from our minds and increase our happiness if we are already happy.
S- Through the ages, the scriptures and other great books have provided, immeasurable solace to the wounded and strife torn humanity.

A) QRSP B) PRSQ
C) RSPQ D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QPRS

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

The coverage of schemes remain /patchy because of rampant / leakages, and poor execution / and monitoring. / No error

A) The coverage of schemes remain B) patchy because of rampant
C) leakages, and poor execution D) and monitoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coverage of schemes remain

Explanation:

'The coverage of schemes remains' should be used to make the sentence correct. Here the noun is 'coverage' that’s why we should use 'remains' instead of 'remain'.

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Which one of the following hypotheses postulates that individual's consumption in any time period depends upon resources available to the individual, rate of return on his capital and age of the individual?

A) Absolute Income Hypothesis B) Relative Income Hypothesis
C) Life Cycle Hypothesis D) Permanent Income Hypothesis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Life Cycle Hypothesis

Explanation:

The life-cycle theory of consumption, popularly known as life-cycle hypothesis,' was developed by Ando and Modigliani" in the early 1960s.

The life-cycle hypothesis postulates that individual consumption in any time period depends on

(i) resources available to the individual,

(ii) the rate of return on his capital, and

(iii) the age of the individual.

The resources available to an individual consist of his existing net wealth and the present value of all his current and future labour incomes. According to the life-cycle hypothesis, a rational consumer plans consumption on the basis of all his resources and allocates his income to consumption over time so that he maximizes his total utility over his life time.

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