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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:

In polar areas, solar radiation strikes earth at a

A) small angle B) right angle
C) large angle D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) small angle

Explanation:

The earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiation . The Earth reflects about 30% of the incoming solar radiation. In polar areas, solar radiation strikes earth at a low angle. The more acute the angle at which the sunlight strikes, the more atmosphere that sunlight must pass through.

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Filed Under: General Science
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1 2019
Q:

Of 1345 people who gave blood at a blood bank, 247 of them had high blood pressure. What is the probability that one of these people who gave blood did not have high blood pressure?

Probability and statistics

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Subject: General Awareness

1 2019
Q:

 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Temporal

 

A) Material B) Fleshly
C) Earthly D) Spiritual
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spiritual

Explanation:
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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 2018
Q:

The antiparticle of an electron is

A) Positron B) Proton
C) Alpha particles D) Beta particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Positron

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

4 2018
Q:

A _______ is a collection of letters, digits, punctuation characters, and so on.

A) Numbers B) String
C) Arrays D) Boolean Values
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) String

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Filed Under: Computer
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

5 2018
Q:

Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) Archaeological research in Sarasota documents more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people. B) More than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people have been documented in the archaeological research in Sarasota.
C) Sarasota’s archaeological research has recorded more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people. D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.

Explanation:

‘Documentation of the seasonality in native people’ doesn’t make sense.

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0 2018
Q:

Who was the first Viceroy of India?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord Wavell D) Lord Mountbatten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Canning

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Filed Under: Indian History

1 2018
Q:

Which team wins AFC Asian Cup 2019 (Football)?

A) Japan B) Argentina
C) Qatar D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Qatar

Explanation:

Qatar team won their first-ever Asian Cup title in Football by defeating Japan.

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0 2018