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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
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Which of the following are the core functions of the United Nations multidimensional peace keeping operations?

1. Stabilization

2. Peace consolidation

3. To extend support to a losing State in a war.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1,2 and 3 B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1 and 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Peacekeeping is flexible and over the past two decades has been deployed in many configurations. There are currently 14 UN peacekeeping operations deployed on four continents.Today's multidimensional peacekeeping operations are called upon not only to maintain peace and security, but also to facilitate the political process, protect civilians, assist in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants; support the organization of elections, protect and promote human rights and assist in restoring the rule of law.

UN Peacekeeping operations assist in moving state out of conflict towards peace but doesn’t assist a losing state in war.

 

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Thoruoghly B) Thoroughly
C) Thoroghouly D) Thorougholy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thoroughly

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Which among the following is not an Object Oriented Programming Language?

A) Python B) PASCAL
C) Java D) C++
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PASCAL

Explanation:

Pascal is an imperative and procedural programminglanguage designed in 1968/1969 and published in 1970by Nicklaus Wirth as a small and efficient languageintended to encourage good programming practicesusing structured programming and data structuring

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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'.

 

He was not (1)/ grateful for (2)/ Rahul for helping his cause. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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

 

Voluble

 

A) Reserved B) Talkative
C) Fluent D) Gabby
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Reserved

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In which country, 13th South Asian games will be held?

A) India B) Australia
C) Nepal D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nepal

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Q:

Photosynthesis in plants takes place in

A) Stem B) Leaves
C) Roots D) Flower
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leaves

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

Chauvinism

A) Neutral B) Aloof
C) Zealotry D) Evenhanded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zealotry

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