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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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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Reterate B) Reiterate
C) Reiterete D) Reterete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reiterate

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What is the unit of calorific value?

A) kN/kg B) kJ/kg
C) kW/sec D) kCal/sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) kJ/kg

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Every student B) should be asked to give
C) their ideas on the subject. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) their ideas on the subject.

Explanation:

Error is in third part. Every, each, either, neither are adjectives that are always followed by a singular pronoun. Every being singular takes singular subject. Therefore ‘their ideas’ should be replaced with’ his/her idea’.

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National Income of India is compiled by

A) Finance Commission B) Indian Statistical Institute
C) National Development Council D) Central Statistical Organization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Central Statistical Organization

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Which movie won the award for the best movie at the Oscar Awards 2017?

A) La La Land B) Arrival
C) Moonlight D) Manchester by the Sea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Moonlight

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Lowering of value of currency relative to a foreign reference currency is called _________.

A) Devaluation B) Revaluation
C) Down valuation D) Negative valuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Devaluation

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What does 'E' stands for in SAWEN?

A) Economic B) Enforcement
C) Elephant D) Enactment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Enforcement

Explanation:

• SAWEN stands for South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network. So, E stands for Enforcement.
• The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), an inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement agency, in its first ever meeting in India, adopted many resolutions to curb wildlife crime in the region.

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Human beings' hearing range is _______.

A) 50 to 50,000 Hz B) 40 to 40,000 Hz
C) 30 to 30,000 Hz D) 20 to 20,000 Hz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 to 20,000 Hz

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