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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?

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) presedents B) pricedents
C) precedents D) prisedents
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) precedents

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Break the ice

A) Bad intention B) To escape
C) To break the silence D) To fail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To break the silence

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Transport comes under which sector of economic growth?

A) Secondary sector B) Primary sector
C) Tertiary sector D) Quaternary sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tertiary sector

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The projects under Coastal Berth Scheme of the flagship Sagarmala Programme are distributed over how many States?A.EightB.TenC.TwelveD.Fourteen

A) 8 B) 10
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

Explanation:

The Union Ministry of Shipping has extended period of Coastal Berth scheme of flagship Sagarmala Programme for three years upto March, 2020. Besides, its scope was also expanded to cover capital dredging at Major Ports and preparation of detailed project report (DPR) for coastal berth project. The projects under Coastal Berth Scheme are distributed over eight states with highest number of projects in Maharashtra (12 projects), Andhra Pradesh and Goa (10 projects), Karnataka (6 projects), Kerala and Tamil Nadu (3 projects), Gujarat (2 projects) and West Bengal (1 project).

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Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?

A) Mandamus B) Prohibition
C) Quo Warranto D) Certiorari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Certiorari

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A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.

A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.

 

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The bullet hit the soldier in the arm.

A) Hitting in the arm of the soldier has been done by the bullet. B) The soldier was hit in the arm by the bullet.
C)  The bullet has hit it in the arm of the soldier. D) The arm of the soldier is being hit by a bullet.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The soldier was hit in the arm by the bullet.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Chefs use these machines to mix the ingredients.

A) These machines are used by chefs to mix the ingredients. B) Using of these machines is done by chefs to mix the ingredients.
C) Chefs mix the ingredients using these machines. D) These machines had been used to mix the ingredients by chefs.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) These machines are used by chefs to mix the ingredients.

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Which of the forts was called the 'Troy of the East' by the British ?

A) Golconda Fort B) Gingee Fort
C) Agra Fort D) Amer Fort
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gingee Fort

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