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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
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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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During the day, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________

A) sea to the land B) land to the sea
C) valleys to the mountains D) mountains to the valleys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sea to the land

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The cat caught a rat.

 

A) A rat has been caught by the cat. B) A rat was caught by the cat.
C) A rat is caught by the cat. D) A rat had been caught by the cat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A rat was caught by the cat.

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_____ is produced from incomplete burning of fuels such as petrol and diesel.

A) Carbon dioxide B) Carbon monoxide
C) Nitric oxide D) Nitrogen dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon monoxide

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Why are the Indian workers less skilled than the workers of western countries?

A) Low level of wages B) Inferior quality of capital provided to labourers  
C) High level of illiteracy   D) Strong trade unions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High level of illiteracy  

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Q:

Fruits and vegetables are good sources of

A) Fats & Fibre B) Vitamins & Fats
C) Minerals & Vitamins D) Calories & Fats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Minerals & Vitamins

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Which disease is caused due to deficiency of Iodine?

A) Rickets B) Scurvy
C) Goitre D) Growth retardation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Goitre

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Which act ended the "Trade Monopoly" of the East India Company?

A) Regulating Act of 1773 B) Pitt's India Act of 1784
C) The Charter Act of 1833 D) The Charter Act of 1813
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Charter Act of 1813

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