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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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Who is the current Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?

Answer

Ram Sewak Sharma (born 1955) is an Indian bureaucrat. Currently, he is the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

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Subject: General Awareness Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 1973
Q:

To honour whom was a settlement in America called Virginia?

Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

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Subject: World History

3 1973
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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.

 

Bite off more than you can chew

 

A) A voracious person who eats with big morsels. B) It is not good manners to hog food when you are in a social setting.
C) A commitment is a commitment irrespective of whether you can do it or not. D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.

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

0 1972
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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.

 

The artist said, "I was painting a picture here at the bank of this river."

A) The artist said that he had been painting a picture here at the bank of that river. B) The artist said that he had been painting a picture there at the bank of this river.
C) The artist said that he had been painting a picture there at the bank of that river. D) The artist said that he had been painting a picture here at the bank of this river.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The artist said that he had been painting a picture there at the bank of that river.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1972
Q:

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

Act of mercy killing

A) Suicide B) Euthanasia
C) Immolation D) Asphyxiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Euthanasia

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1972
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Salve

A) Cerate B) Liniment
C) Remedy D) Blockage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Blockage

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1972
Q:

Slow oxidative muscle fibers are best suited for

A) Hitting football B) Heavy workout in the gym
C) Running a marathon D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Running a marathon

Explanation:

The three types of muscle fibers are slow oxidative (SO), fast oxidative (FO) and fast glycolytic (FG). Slow oxidative fibers use aerobic metabolism to produce low power contractions over long periods and are slow to fatigue.

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

4 1972
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Name the U.S. war between the north and the south?

A) American Civil War B) Colonial wars
C) War of Independence D) Post-Civil War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) American Civil War

Explanation:

The American Civil War has been known by a number of names since it began in 1861.

 

In most East Asian languages, the war is called "Battle between North and South side of the United States" or more commonly as "American (U.S.) North–South War", depending on the individual language.

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

2 1972