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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 four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

All Greek to me

 

A) The new person in a group gets the most attention B) Learning a new language is very difficult
C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written D) Everything is new when one is in a new country
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Then, he left for Silicon Valley to ___________ his dream of launching a start­up.

 

A) persevere B) eschew
C) pursue D) cherish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pursue

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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'.

 

I was surprised (A)/ when the hostess smiled (B)/ as if she saw me before.(C)/ No error (D)

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

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The attribute ___________ specifies (in pixels) the distance between two adjacent cells.

A) Width B) Height
C) Cellpadding D) Cellspacing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cellspacing

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Who is the present (2017) Secretary General of SAARC?

A) Tajuddin Ahmed B) Mujibur Rehman
C) Muhammad Mansur Ali D) Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial

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In April 2017, Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away at the age of 117. Which country was she from?

A) Italy B) France
C) China D) Germany
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Italy

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With which country, India has the longest international boundary?

A) Nepal B) Pakistan
C) China D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bangladesh

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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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