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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.


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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.


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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.


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Which statement is true of the Berlin Conference?

A) The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin. B) The conference was convened by Portugal
C) Treaty of Berlin to divide up Africa among the 14 countries D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 was a meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization. The conference was convened by Portugal but led by Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly united Germany. 

 

The 14 countries that attended included all the major European powers, as well as Russia, Turkey and the United States. The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin.Slavery was forbidden throughout Africa. The attendees agreed upon a principle of effective occupation by which rights over African colonies would be assessed.

 

Before the conference, about 80 percent of African territory was still in local hands. By 1902, European powers controlled 90 percent of Africa.

 

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Gorrilla B) Guerrilla
C) Geurial D) Guirilaa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Guerrilla

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Who wrote the book ­ "The test of my life"?

A) Yuvraj Singh B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Brian Lara D) Adam Gilchrist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yuvraj Singh

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Your father is among the other things a private person.

 

A) of the other things B) among other things
C) among the others D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) among other things

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Combustibles – flammable

A) Allative B) Conflagrant
C) Agglomerative D) Calmative
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Conflagrant

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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.

Fiendish

A) Apparent B) Cruel
C) Secure D) Exemplify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cruel

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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.

To be on cloud nine

A) To extremely happy B) To feely lucky
C) To experience the feeling of being intoxicated D) To make one last attempt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To extremely happy

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Order Primata comprising monkey, gorilla and gibbon is placed in class Mammalia along with order Carnivora that includes?

A) Giraffe, Camels and Elephants B) Crocodile, Lizard and Snake
C) Lion, Leopard and Tiger D) Tiger, Cats and Dogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tiger, Cats and Dogs

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