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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.

A) Vishnu B) Pashupati
C) Indra D) Brahma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pashupati

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What are proteins made from?

A) Nucleotides B) Nucleic acids
C) Aminoacids D) Ethylene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aminoacids

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Proteins are made from chain of aminoacids.

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What, in modern history, is the Bay of pigs?

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It refers to the failed attack on Castro's Cuba launched by a group of exiles in April 1961

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The assassin shot the President.

 

A) The President shot by the assassin. B) The President was shoot by the assassin.
C) The President got shot by the assassin. D) The President was shot by the assassin.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The President was shot by the assassin.

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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.

 

Hyperbole

 

A) Spoliation B) Overstatement
C) Simplification D) Injury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Overstatement

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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) Foreign B) Forien
C) Foriegn D) Foreing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Foreign

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) anteques B) carotane
C) scewl D) apoplexy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) apoplexy

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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 proclaim widely or loudly.

 

A) to trumpet B) to herald
C) to manifest D) to blazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to trumpet

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