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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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Q:

Which is the only non-metal placed at the left side of the Modern Periodic Table?

A) Hydrogen B) Carbon
C) Neon D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hydrogen

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Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE

1 1978
Q:

Tashkent Agreement was signed on

A) 11 Jan B) 10 Jan
C) 12 Jan D) 9 Jan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10 Jan

Explanation:

Tashkent Agreement was signed by India’s Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri & Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan on 10 January in 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pak War of 1965. Shastri died in Tashkent, the day after signing the Tashkent Declaration.

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Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

5 1978
Q:

Who claimed Brazil for Portugal?

A) Vasco da Gama B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Pedro Cabral D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pedro Cabral

Explanation:

In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral.

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Filed Under: World History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 1978
Q:

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.

 

I am observing the animals.

 

 

A) The animals are observed. B) The animals is being observed.
C) The animals are being observed. D) The animals are under observation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The animals are being observed.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1977
Q:

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) magnisia B) shaters
C) mandarine D) horrible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) horrible

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1977
Q:

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He exclaimed with regret that he was perished by the people he had made.

A) He said, "Alas! I perished by the people I made." B) He said, "Alas! I have perished by the people I have made."
C) He said, "Alas! I am perished by the people I have made." D) He said, "Alas! I am perished by the people I made"
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He said, "Alas! I am perished by the people I have made."

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1977
Q:

Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun'?

A) Sweden B) Norway
C) Germany D) Finland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Norway

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1977
Q:

NaHCO3 is chemical formula for ___________.

A) Borax B) Vinegar
C) Lime D) Baking soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baking soda

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Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1977