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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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Which of the following is an ore of Aluminium?

A) Galena B) Cryollite
C) Cinnabar D) Epsom Salt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cryollite

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The following questions consist of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that has same relationship as the original pair of words

Pesticide : Plant

A) Injection : Disease B) Vaccination : Body
C) Medicine : Cure D) Teacher : Student
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vaccination : Body

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As pesticide is beneficial for plant same as vaccination is beneficial for body.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“You have all done very badly!” remarked the mother.

 

A) The mother asked if they have done badly. B) The mother remarked that they have did it badly.
C) The mother said that they had done badly. D) The mother remarked that they had all done very badly.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The mother asked if they have done badly.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm.

A) moderate B) conservative
C) fanatic D) fan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) fanatic

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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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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.

The doctor has been ____ to attend to an urgent case

A) called B) called in
C) called by D) call over
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) called

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

He was so much a coward to help his friend.

A) so much cowardly B) too much of a coward
C) as coward D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) too much of a coward

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Asterias (Star fish), Echinus (Sea urchin), Antedon (Sea Lily) are all examples of which Phylum?

A) Echinodermata B) Annelida
C) Platyhelminthes D) Arthropoda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Echinodermata

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