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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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Q:

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

A) Strengthen B) Enfeeble
C) Abate D) Acquit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Strengthen

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1979
Q:

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

Predilection

A) Inclination B) Enduring
C) Enmity D) Domicile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Enmity

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1979
Q:

Recently which bank announced to raise Rs 3,000 Crore via Basel III bonds?

A) ICICI Bank B) Union Bank of India
C) Allahabad Bank D) IDBI BANK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced to raise Rs. 3,000 Crore through Basel III compliant bonds.

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Filed Under: General Awareness

0 1979
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 1979
Q:

Name the British Viceroy who was the original practitioner of the policy of 'divide and rule' in Bengal.

Answer

Lord Curzon

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Subject: World History

3 1979
Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

People (have got so addict) to their virtual life that they forget there is more to life than just sitting in front of a plastic box.

 

A) have got so addicting B) has got so addicted
C) have got so addicted D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have got so addicted

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

1 1978
Q:

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 acoherent paragraph.

Rest assured that water

A-stop plunging if there are too

B-many people around

C-in the Nohkhalikai falls will not

 

A) BCA B) CAB
C) BAC D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CAB

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1978
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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.

 

Puneet said, "I have been reading a story book".

 

A) Puneet said he has been reading a story book. B) Puneet said that he had been reading a story book.
C) Puneet said that he has been reading a story book. D) Puneet said that he had read a story book.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Puneet said that he had been reading a story book.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1978