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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
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The strongest interactions between molecules of hydrogen chloride are

A) dipole-dipole interactions B) hydrogen bonds
C) covalent bonds D) ionic bonds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) dipole-dipole interactions

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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.

 

She saw you and her.

 

A) You and she was seen by her. B) You and she were seen by her.
C) You and she seen by her. D) You and she see by her.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) You and she were seen by her.

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Who Invented LED?

A) Nick Holonyak B) Elias Howe
C) Chuck Hull D) Christiaan Huygens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nick Holonyak

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Indian Constitution is made up of how many words?

A) 40000 B) 60000
C) 80000 D) 120000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80000

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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.

 

The powerful headlights of the truck blinded me for a while.

A) Blinding of me was done by the powerful headlights for a while. B) I was blinded for a while by the powerful headlights of the truck.
C) I myself was blinded by the headlights of the truck which were powerful. D) The powerful headlight belonging to the truck have had me blinded.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I was blinded for a while by the powerful headlights of the truck.

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Meter in a vehicle that calculates distance covered by the vehicle is called __________.

A) Speedometer B) Odometer
C) Thermometer D) Kilometre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Odometer

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Who among the following has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank of International Settlement (BIS)’?

A) Arvind Subramanian B) Amartya Sen
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Urjit Patel

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank ofInternational Settlement (BIS)’. The Advisory Board will comprise a small but diverse group of central bank Governors, heads of financial sector supervision and chairs of standard-setting bodies and regional supervisory groups.Note:The ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening their financial systems.

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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.

At somebody's expense

A) Paid for by someone. B) To blame a crime on someone else.
C) The unlucky persons who lose a race. D) If one person benefits it is always at the loss of another.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paid for by someone.

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