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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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The determinants of aggregate demand

A) Consumption expenditure B) Investment expenditure
C) Government expenditure D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Aggregate demand is the total demand for final goods and services in an economy at a given time.

A.D. = C + I + G + (X-M)

where,

A.D. is Aggregate Demand

C is consumption expenditure

I is Investment expenditure

G is Government expenditure and

(X-M) are Net exports (expenditure on Exports).

 

 

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Growth hormones function

A) sometimes as growth promotors and sometimes as growth inhibitors B) always as growth inhibitors
C) rarely as growth promotors D) always as growth promotors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sometimes as growth promotors and sometimes as growth inhibitors

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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 Queen was deeply affected, and said to the old woman, “What can I do for you?”

 

A) The Queen asked the old woman if she could do something for her.   B) The Queen was deeply affected and asked the old woman what she could do for her.  
C) The Queen was deeply affected so she asked the old woman what her majesty could do for her.   D)  The Queen asked the old woman if she could help her as she was deeply affected.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Queen was deeply affected and asked the old woman what she could do for her.  

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The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014 to:

A) Govind Mishra B) Sugathakumari
C) M Veerappa Moily D) Dilip Parulekar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) M Veerappa Moily

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Which year did the Dandi March start?

A) March 15, 1930 B) March 15, 1920
C) March 12, 1930 D) March 12, 1920
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) March 12, 1930

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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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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'.

 

Modern medicines has scored significant victories (1)/ against both infection and trauma - (2)/ the major causes of ill health and death. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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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.


In a dynamic society everything is provided for by law and only a few things are __________ to politicians. The universe is governed ________ law. The inverse square law __________ the earth in its orbit and the law of atomic fusion keeps the sun shining ________ the whole earth. Likewise, the law should govern a nation where the judge, the police and the civil servant dispense ___________ to the citizen.


the sun shining ________ the whole earth.

 

A) for B)  of
C) from D) form
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

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