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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
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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.

Against the clock

A) To do a job fast to finish it before a deadline B) Time is money
C) Man is a victim of time D) It is useless to fight destiny
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To do a job fast to finish it before a deadline

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0 1971
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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Mother does not hardly(A)/know what happened(B)/in school yesterday.(C)/No error(D)

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

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0 1971
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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :The bureaucrat and the social worker are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning.
S6:The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.
P:The other is considered to be a man ever on the move.
Q:He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things.
R:The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paper work.
S:Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays.

The proper sequence should be

A) P Q R S B) R Q P S
C) S R Q P D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R Q P S

Explanation:

The opening statement described about the bureaucrat and the social worker. So the succeeding statement would be talking about both of them. So, the statement doing so is statement R. So, R being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is RQPS.

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0 1971
Q:

The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund is operated by which one of the following bodies?

A) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) B) The National Disaster Management Authority
C) The Ministry of Finance D) The National Development Council(NDC)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Explanation:

PMNRF operates from the Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi-110011 and does not pays any license fee. PMNRF is exempt under Income Tax Act, 1961 under Section 10 and 139 for return purposes. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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1 1971
Q:

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'
 
1. It is easy to fall victim
2. not only to those who may hurt or mistreats us
3. but also to our own anger
4. No error

A)

1

 B)

2
C)

3

 D)

4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)

2



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0 1971
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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.

 

“Don’t you know the way to home?” asked the lady.

 

A) The lady asked why he didn’t know the way to home. B) The lady asked whether he didn’t knew the way to home.
C) The lady asked about the way to home. D) The lady asked why he doesn’t know the way to home.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The lady asked whether he didn’t knew the way to home.

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0 1970
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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.

 

All in the same boat.

 

A) staying together is the secret to successfully navigating the ups and downs of life B) In a group, one's situation is tied up with the situation of the rest.
C) There is false sense of safety in a large group D) To be in the same unpleasant situation as other people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To be in the same unpleasant situation as other people

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0 1970
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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.

 

Manoj said to his friend, "I am very angry with you."

 

A) Manoj told his friend that he was very angry with him. B) Manoj told his friend that he is very angry with him.
C) Manoj told his friend that he was very angered by him. D) Manoj told his friend that he is very angered by him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manoj told his friend that he was very angry with him.

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