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

A) Dictionory B) Irrelevant
C) Perishable D) Tangible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dictionory

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: TOEFL , GRE , CAT

0 1963
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In the given question, an idiom/phrase highlighted in bold is given in a sentence. Choose the most suitable meaning of the idiom/phrase.

I heard it on the grapevine that the vacancies are going to be increased this year for many posts.

A) To hear some official news about something B) To inform people about something
C) To acquire information by unofficial communication D)  To be sure of something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To acquire information by unofficial communication

Explanation:

The idiom “to hear it on the grapevine” means to hear about something from informal communication or to hear a gossip. The above sentence talks about the rumour that is spread about the number of vacancies for various posts. Hence, option 3 is correct.

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Filed Under: English

0 1963
Q:

Which space telescope discovered a new dwarf galaxy ‘Bedin 1’ in cosmic neighbourhood?

A) James Webb B) Hubble
C) Spitzer D) Planck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hubble

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 1963
Q:

The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to

A) The Executive B) The Press and news paper
C) Parliament D) The Judiciary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Press and news paper

Explanation:

Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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Filed Under: World History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

3 1963
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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

A policeman caught her.

 

A) She was caught by a policeman. B) She is catch by a policeman.
C) She caught by a policeman. D) She is caught by a policeman.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She was caught by a policeman.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1962
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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

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A) Sip B) Imbibe
C) Starve D) Release
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Imbibe

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1962
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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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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

0 1962
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 Find the work done (in J) when a charge of 10 C moves across a potential difference of 2 V.

A) 20 B) 5
C) 40 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

9 1962