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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 common name of sulphur is

A) Freon B) galena
C) lime D) brimstone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) brimstone

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said to Raina,"I cannot marry you now but I shall surely do so next year."

 

A) He told Raina that he cannot marry her now but would surely do so the following year. B) He told her that he could not marry Raina then but would surely marry her next year.
C) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year. D) He told Raina that he would not marry her then but would surely do so the next year.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.

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Q:

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

Incapacitate

A) Cripple B) Facilitate
C) Maim D) Immobilize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Facilitate

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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.

Children are sensitive

X-to what happens around them and are
Y-enthusiastic about working on
Z-plays that reflect their lives

A) ZYX B) XYZ
C) ZXY D) YZX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) XYZ

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.


Some of the richest (A) / business magnate (B) / live in Mumbai. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

One who will do any job for anyone for money

A) Mercenary B) Recruit
C) Hoodlum D) Merchant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercenary

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Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) A.O. Hume
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 to 30 June 1917), known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader.
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Q:

How many gold medals won by India in olympics 2012?

A) 8 B) 6
C) 4 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

Explanation:

In olympics 2012, no gold medal for India. India won total 6 medals, 2 silver and 4 bronze in 2012.

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