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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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A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as

A) Rift Valley B) U Shaped Valley
C) V Shaped Valley D) Hanging Valley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rift Valley

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Which singer was in January 2018, chosen for the 5th Edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2018 for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi filmindustry?

A) Alka Yagnik B) Asha Bhosle
C) Sunidhi Chauhan D) kavita Krishnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Asha Bhosle

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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.

 

The visitor enquired, “When is the next train?”

 

 

A) The visitor enquired about the next train.   B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  
C) The visitor asked when is the next train.   D) The visitor was interested in the next train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The visitor enquired when the next train was.  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

A system of religious belief; a faith

 

A) Nihilism B) Heresy  
C) Impiety   D) Creed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Creed

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What is meant by a dedicated computer?

A) Which is assigned one and only one task B) Which is meant for application software
C) Which is used by one person only D) Which uses one kind of software
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Which is assigned one and only one task

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Who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government in December 2017?

A) Ajeet Vasant B) Anshu Prakash
C) Aditya Negi D) Akansha Ranjan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anshu Prakash

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

 

A) The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons. B) The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.
C) The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons. D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.

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Mesothelioma is a type of cancer. The most common area affected in it is the lining of the ________.

A) heart B) brain
C) stomach D) lungs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lungs

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