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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
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The absolute zero is a temperature at which _______

A) molecular motion in a gas would cease B) water freezes
C) all gases become liquid D) all gases become solid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) molecular motion in a gas would cease

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Which of the following cannot be used for making lenses?

A) Plastic B) Soil
C) Glass D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Soil

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
 
A) Maverick Viñales won the 2017 Qatar Motorcycle Grand Prix MotoGP.
B) In 2017, Zaheer Khan captained the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
C) In 2017, Gautam Gambhir captained the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.

A) Only A B) Only B
C) Only C D) A & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A & C

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A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.

The Board members could not arrive at a _______ regarding the employee.

A) Judgement B) Progress
C) Policy D) Dissent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Judgement

Explanation:

Judgement means the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Progress means advancement. Policy means a strategy or an approach. Dissent means lack of approval. Action means activity. The Board members are usually involved in making decisions. Hence, a word that conveys the related meaning should be used to fill the blank. No other word except judgement makes sense in the given context. Hence, 'judgement' is the correct answer.

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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.

 

The best of both worlds

A) To live like a saint so that you are the best in the living world as well as the heavens B) To be lucky in life as well as in death
C) The benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time D) To be popular amongst both the opposing groups
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I cannot conceive of _____________ accepting the post.

A) he B) his
C) him D) he'll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Phonetic

A) Mute B) Reticent
C) Silent D) Spoken
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spoken

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

We admit as much

X-that it is related to the body
Y-when we say that the mind
Z-is immaterial, and yet hold

A) YXZ B) XZY
C) YZX D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YZX

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