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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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Which is the venue of the ‘Exercise Desert Knight 21’?

A) Jodhpur B) Kolkata
C) Goa D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jodhpur

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Do you write with a left hand?” she asked.

 

A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand B) She asked that did I wrote with a left hand
C) She asked about my writing D) She ask if I write with my left hand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand

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Software that helps run the computer hardware

A) proprietary software B) beta software
C) system software D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) system software

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Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Fluorine?

A) Sodium B) Beryllium
C) Nitrogen D) Boron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sodium

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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.

 

They told us that they had waited at the station for a long time.

A) They told us "We waited at the station for a long time". B) They told us "We had been waiting at the station for a long time".
C) They told us "We are waiting at the station for a long time". D) They told us "We wait at the station for a long time."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They told us "We waited at the station for a long time".

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What is the capital of Portugal?

A) Lisbon B) Minsk
C) Vienna D) Buenos Aires
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lisbon

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Who invented Helicopter?

A) Copernicus B) Sikorsky
C) Cockrell D) Drinker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sikorsky

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Which is known as carbolic acid?

A) Phenol B) Ethanol
C) Acetic acid D) Oxalic acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Phenol

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