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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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Japan is called the 'Land of the rising sun' because

A) Sun rises there as soon as it sets B) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
C) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has  earliest sunrise D) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has  earliest sunrise

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Lines joining places of equal temperature are called

A) Isotherms B) Isohyets
C) Isomers D) Isobars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Isotherms

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Lines joining places of equal temperature are called isotherms.

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

 

The Principal promised the boys a holiday.

 

A) The boys have been promised a holiday by the Principal. B) The boys had been promised a holiday by the Principal.
C) The boys were promised a holiday by the Principal. D) The boys are promised a holiday by the Principal.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The boys were promised a holiday by the Principal.

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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'.

 

It is not (A)/ such a pretty place (B)/ that I had expected. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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Phil Mickelson plays which International Sport?

A) Golf B) Baseball
C) Basketball D) Boxing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Golf

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Q:

Gateway of India was built by

A) Frank Lloyd Wright B) George Wittet
C) Frank Gehry D) Zaha Hadid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) George Wittet

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Where is Pushkar Fair held?

A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajasthan

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Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?

A) Pearl production B) Silk cloth
C) Cotton cloth D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cotton cloth

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