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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, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

great minds think alike

A) it is said when two people have the same opinion B) it is said when clever people think rationally
C) since there is only one truth , the great philosophers have reached on similar conclusions D) scientists and philosophers easily become friends
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) it is said when two people have the same opinion

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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 a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Students who attempted the questions paper (1)/ have met some of their professors, seeking (2)/ informed answers to these questions. (3)/ No error. (4)

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

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The headquarters of ‘Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’ is located at

A) Singapore B) Manila  
C) Bangkok D) Hong Kong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in the United Nations Building in Rajadamnern Nok Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under theadministrative direction of the United Nations.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Maintenance   B)  Maintainence  
C) Maintanance   D)  Mainteinance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maintenance  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Let bygones be bygones

 

A) Even bad memories become memorable.   B)  The past will return to haunt you unless you completely forget.  
C) Forget past offences or causes of conflict and be reconciled.   D)  Your past deeds will never leave you
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Forget past offences or causes of conflict and be reconciled.  

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Who among the following claimed the top spot on Forbes 2017 list of the world's highest paid actresses, released on August 16, 2017?

 

A) Frances McDormand B) Saoirse Ronan
C) Emma Stone D) Elisabeth Moss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Emma Stone

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Burn the midnight oil

 

A) To live a life of hardship B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task D) Read or work late into the night
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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Who has the distinction of serving as the Chief Justice of India, President and the Vice president?

A) Justice M. Hidayatullah B) Justice Bhagwati
C) Justice H.J Kania D) Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Justice M. Hidayatullah

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