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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
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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'.

A judge must be slow in anger and (1)/ quick to forgive; otherwise he may (2)/ risk abusing his powers.(3)/ No error (4)

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

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

No one responded to my online ad.

A) My online ad was not responded to by anyone. B) My online ad is not responded to by anyone.
C) Response by no one was given to my online ad. D) Response by no one is given to my online ad.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) My online ad was not responded to by anyone.

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Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay because

A) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state as it is totally deprived of oxygen B) It contains natural antioxidant that prevents bacterial attack
C) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out

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Dhamek Stupa was built by?

A) Akbar B) Humayun
C) Ashoka D) Narasimha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ashoka

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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 speech or a presentation made without previous preparation.

A) Euphemism B) Obituary
C) Extempore D) Soliloquy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extempore

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Growth in production (in percent) of which one of the following core industries in India during the period 2015-2016 was negative?

 

A) Natural gas B) Refinery products
C) Fertilizer D) Coal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Natural gas

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Coal production (weight: 4.38 %) increased by 12.0 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 5.4% over corresponding period of previous year.Natural Gas

The Natural Gas production(weight: 1.71 %) decreased by 4.5 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 declined by 6.1 % over the corresponding period of previous year.Refinery Products (93% of Crude Throughput)

Petroleum Refinery production(weight: 5.94%) increased by 3.5 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 7.1 % over the corresponding period of previous year.Fertilizers

Fertilizer production(weight: 1.25%)increased by 9.8 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 11.0 % over the corresponding period of previous year.

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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William H.McNeill

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Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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When a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation,the right to move a Court for the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights remains suspended, except

A) Article 20 and Article 21 B) Article 21 and Article 22
C) Article 19 and Article 20 D) Article 15 and Article 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Article 20 and Article 21

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The right to protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20) and the right to life and personal liberty (Article 21) remain enforceable even during emergency.

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