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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
  • All India Services:
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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Indian Railways is not correct?

A) The Indian rail networks have been developed throughout the Konkan coast. B) There is very low density of railway lines in the Himalayan region.
C) The north Indian plain has a dense network of railway. D) At present, India has the largest railway network in the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) At present, India has the largest railway network in the world

Explanation:

At   present   US   has   the   largest railway   network   in   the   world. Second is China and third is India.

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

Explanation:

Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Q:

Which of the following produces the most solid waste ?

A) Agriculture B) Nuclear Power Plants
C) Manufacturing D) Packaging Industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Manufacturing

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Which biome is also called Mediterranean?

A) Tundra B) Chaparral
C) Desert D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chaparral

Explanation:

Chaparral biome is also called Mediterranean. The chaparral biome is a part of each continent and consists of various types of terrain including mountains and plains. It is often confused with the desert biome because they share many similarities such as both being hot and dry. The chaparral biome receives more rainfall per year than the desert biome.

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
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Q:

"Christ the Redeemer" is located in which among the following places?

A) Salvador B) Porto Alegre
C) Rio De Janeiro D) Brasilia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rio De Janeiro

Explanation:

"Christ the Redeemer" is located in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Debonair

 

A) Elegant B) Awkward
C) Clumsy D) Difficult
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elegant

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______ decreases the rate of setting of cement.

A) Alumina B) Silica
C) Gypsum D) Magnesium oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gypsum

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Filed Under: Chemistry
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Q:

The study of universe is known as ________.

A) Cosmology B) Astrology
C) Seismology D) Limnology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cosmology

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Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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