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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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The Delhi – Lahore Bus is officially known as __________________.

A) Sada-e-Sarhad B) Maitree bus
C) Yaad-e-Shaheed D) Dosti bus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sada-e-Sarhad

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

A) Pedestrain B) Plaintiff
C) Potatoes D) Potassium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pedestrain

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Which of the following neighbouring country of India is not a landlocked country?

A) Nepal B) Myanmar
C) Bhutan D) Afghanistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Myanmar

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.


Keith has _____ with a failure in English examination thrice.

A) caught B) gone
C) got D) met
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) met

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Nisha said to Swati, " Will you help me in my project just now?"

A) Nisha told Swati whether she will help her in her project just now. B) Nisha asked Swati if she would help her in her project just then.
C) Nisha questioned to Swati that will you help me in my project just now. D) Nisha asked to Swati that will she help her in her work just now.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nisha asked Swati if she would help her in her project just then.

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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

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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 is the best substitute of the phrase.

A statement which is accepted as true without proof.

A) Elegy B) Axiom
C) Agenda D) Almanac
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Axiom

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Asassination B) Assasination
C) Assassination D) Assaissination
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assassination

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