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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, 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.

Finding the comedy routine extremely funny, the family laughed _____________ along with the rest of the crowd.

A) lot B) hysterically
C) crazy D) guffaw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) hysterically

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Which among the following is not an instrument of fiscal policy?

A) Taxation B) Public expenditure
C) Public debt D) Credit Rationing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Credit Rationing

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) The oxidation number for hydrogen is always zero. B) The oxidation number for hydrogen is always + 1.
C) The oxidation number for hydrogen is always -1. D) Hydrogen can have more than one oxidation number.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hydrogen can have more than one oxidation number.

Explanation:

Hydrogen has two possible oxidation numbers: +1 and -1.

-1 in case of hydrides.

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The quantum theory of light was given by

A) Einstein B) Newton
C) Plank D) Faraday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Plank

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Meticulous

 

A) Perfectionist   B) Sloppy  
C) Inaccurate   D) Faulty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perfectionist  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

The realisation came when we noticed that our children (had becoming) too dependent on us.

 

A) had become B) has became
C) has become   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had become

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In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called -

A) Aryabhata B) APPLE
C) Bhaskara II D) INSAT 1B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) APPLE

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Proteins are polymers formed from

A) carbohydrates B) amino acids
C) nucleic acids D) lipids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) amino acids

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