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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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Q:

The absolute refractive index of any medium is always:

A) more than one B) 0
C) 1 D) less than one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) more than one

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE

1 1998
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 1998
Q:

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) feriest B) meditate
C) diuratic D) farments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) meditate

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1997
Q:

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

 

That cannot be expressed in words.

A) indelible B) ineffable
C) ingrate D) inexorable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ineffable

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1997
Q:

The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the ___________.

A) Brahmaputra B) Krishna
C) Kaveri D) Mahanadi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brahmaputra

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Filed Under: Indian Geography
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1997
Q:

Maithili is primarily spoken in which state?

A) Bihar B) Assam
C) West Bengal D) Meghalaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bihar

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Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1997
Q:

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

Celestial

A) Heavenly B) Blessed
C) Hellish D) Holy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hellish

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1997
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Ebullient

A) Deceitful B) Insincerity
C) Enthusiastic D) Prejudice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Enthusiastic

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1997