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

 

to cause a process or action to begin

 

A) to initiate B) to impel
C)  to imitate D) to conscript
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  to imitate

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

based on random choice or personal whim

A) auxiliary B) arbitrary
C) allegory D) ambulatory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) arbitrary

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Through photosynthesis at least a half of the total carbon dioxide fixation on earth is carried out by?

A) Pteridophytes B) Bryophytes
C) Algae D) Gymnosperms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Algae

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The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is

A) Maldives B) Sri Lanka
C) Mauritius D) Madagascar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maldives

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The polar regions are sparsely populated because of

A) lack of minerals B) unsuitable climatic conditions
C) infertile land D) mountainous topography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unsuitable climatic conditions

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

As I think back to my childhood, I ____________ recall the fun summers on my grandfather's farm.

A) wistfully B) fiscally
C) hopefully D) Awfully
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) wistfully

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

A short statement expressing a general truth.

A) Maxim B) Infer
C) Drum D) Pander
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maxim

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Which one of the following cell organelles mainly functions as storehouse of digestive enzymes?

A) Desmosome B) Ribosome
C) Lysosome D) Vacuoles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lysosome

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Lysosome is found in nearly all types of eukaryotic cells (cells with a clearly defined nucleus) and is responsible for the digestion of macromolecules, old cell parts, and microorganisms. Each lysosome is surrounded by a membrane that maintains an acidic environment within the interior via a proton pump. Lysosomes contain a wide variety of hydrolytic enzymes (acid hydrolases) that break down macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharides. So, they are known as storehouse of digestive enzymes.

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