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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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'Mission Indradhanush' Campaign in India is associated with?

A) Nutrition to Pregnant Women B) Awareness of Diabetes
C) Eradication of blindness D) Vaccination of children
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vaccination of children

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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.

Have the car stolen!

A) Steal the car. B) You should have the stolen car.
C) Get someone to steal the car. D) They have stolen the car.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Get someone to steal the car.

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

A) Avoid B) Change
C) Rely D) Pride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pride

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When the offices of the President and Vice­President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?

A) Prime Minister of India B) The Chief Justice of India
C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha D) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Chief Justice of India

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Be down with

A) Suffering from B) In grief with
C) In pain with D) Aching with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Suffering from

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Serena Williams defeated__________ to win the women’s singles title of Australian Open 2015.

A) Venus Williams B) Sania Mirza
C) Maria Sharapova D) Ana Ivanovic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maria Sharapova

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Serena Williams won the title, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6, to earn her sixth Australian Open title.

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In a Windows-based computer, two files cannot be in the same folder if

A) they have different names, but same creation date B) they have different names, but are of same file type
C) they have same name, and are of same file type D) they have same name, but are of different file type
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) they have same name, and are of same file type

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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.

whole nine yards

A) love someone blindly B) euphemism for an Indian dress called sari
C) a small area but sufficient D) everything possible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) everything possible

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