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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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Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.

A) Linking traditional American Native stories B) to historic records of a Japanese tsunami
C) was considered an exception, not the start D) of a fruitful geological collaboration.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Linking traditional American Native stories

Explanation:

In 1 part, use of 'Native' after ‘American’ is incorrect. Also ‘traditional’ should come before ‘stories’. Native is an adjective that is used here for American and not stories. So native will come before American. Traditional is used as an adjective for stories. This is a case of misplaced modifiers.Hence 1 is the correct choice.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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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.


The Directors failed to understand the ______________ behind the decision to suspend the manager.

A) belief B) politics
C) ideology D) rationale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) rationale

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT

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With which IIT did the Indian Railways sign a MoU in Dec 2015, for setting up Centers for Railway Research?

A) IIT Madras B) IIT Mandi
C) IIT Delhi D) IIT Indore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IIT Madras

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A duty or task to be fulfilled

Answer

A duty or task that needs to be fulfilled is a responsibility that needs to happen.


 


For example : a doctor has his own task or responsibility, a police, a lawyer, etc... all have their own responsibilities.  

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Q:

Australia Day is observed on?

A) Jan 26 B) Jan 27
C) Jan 28 D) Jan 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jan 26

Explanation:

Australia Day is observed on January 26 every year since 1788.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Jayesh has sent the email.

A) The email has had been sent by Jayesh. B) The email has been sent by Jayesh.
C) The email was sent by Jayesh. D) The email was send by Jayesh.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The email has been sent by Jayesh.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Atonement for one's sins

A) Elite B) Ignoramus
C) Incendiary D) Repentance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Repentance

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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.
Ended in a fiasco

A) A complete failure B) A successful event
C) Changed one completely D) Twisted around
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A complete failure

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