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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 given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Erroneous

A) Proper B) Regretful
C) Dull D) Invalid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Invalid

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__________ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

A) Habeas Corpus B) Mandamus
C) Prohibition D) Quo Warranto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Prohibition

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The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by ­

A) Warren Hastings B) Sir William Jones
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Macaulay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir William Jones

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Ten thaats or scales, belong to which system of music?

A) Hindustani Music B) Folk Music
C) Chinese Music D) Western Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hindustani Music

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option.If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

She reached to (1)/ station barely (2)/ on time. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Who wrote "Romeo & Juliet"?

A) Jane Austen B) Mark Twain
C) Toni Morrison D) William Shakespeare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William Shakespeare

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_______ is an anaesthetic agent.

A) Acetylene B) Glycol
C) Diethylether D) Ethylene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Diethylether

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The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The second stage is the ___________ stage.

A) Agar B) Leafy
C) Chlorella D) protonema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leafy

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