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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 HTML, ______________ pair defines a row of the table.

A) <table></table> B)  <tr></tr>
C) <td></td> D) <th></th>
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  <tr></tr>

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Which is the chief crop of Sri Lanka in which country is self-sufficient?

A) Rice B) Sugarcane
C) Rubber D) Cocoa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rice

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

It is basic to a democracy that its citizens remain in harmony _______ one another. At the very least, they should _______ treat each other as enemies. Enmity is spreadonly by vested interests that hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens. The ______________ between professed love for the country and infecting the people with hatred remains ignored. There is no instance in history of the policy of ‘divide and rule’ _____________ people’s welfare.

 

hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens

 

A) so B) as
C) by D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) by

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Who is the author of "The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy)"?

A) Amish Tripathi B) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C) Ruskin Bond D) Ashwin Sanghi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amish Tripathi

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Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel in space?

A) Rakesh Sharma B) Ravish Malhotra
C) Kalpana Chawla D) Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rakesh Sharma

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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.

 

A police constable arrested the burglar just before dawn.

 

A) Just before dawn the burglar is arrested by a police constable. B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.
C) The burglar is arrested by a police constable just before dawn. D) A police constable was arrested by a burglar just before dawn.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

I can't stand on my head because I am not well."

A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. B) He said that he can't stand on his head because he was not well.
C) He told that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. D) He declared that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

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Which are the oldest mountains in India?

A) Western Ghats B) Satpura Range
C) Aravallis D) Eastern Ghats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aravallis

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