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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.

 

There is a cat ______ the house.

 

A) at B) for
C) of D) in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) in

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The latest issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs. 50 by RBI have what motif on their reverse side?

A) Sanchi Stupa B) Red Fort
C) Mangalyaan D) Stone Chariot of Hampi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stone Chariot of Hampi

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According to Indian Constitution, there are three organs of government. Which among the following is/are NOT an organ/organs of it?

I. The legislature

II. The Media

III. The Judiciary

 

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Only III D) Only I and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II

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______________ was a philosopher and theologian from India during early 8th century who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

A) Adi Shankara B) Dyaneshwar
C) Eknath D) Madhvacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adi Shankara

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Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange ?

A) Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price B) Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
C) Securities are bought and sold D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Securities are bought and sold

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion. _____have attempted to define a happy life in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion that happiness lies in the _____ of physical appetites.

_____have attempted to define a happy life

A) Professors B) Thinkers
C) Researchers D) Scientists
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thinkers

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

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•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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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 asentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

1. A Creole language is a

2. stable natural language develop from

3. a mixture of different languages

4. No error

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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