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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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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.

Run out of steam

A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm B) To work quickly like a machine
C) To give up easily D) no more money to spend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm

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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.

Articulate

A) Distinct B) Unclear
C) Disconnect D) Secret
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Distinct

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Selection Day'?

A) Aravind Adiga B) Anil Menon
C) Krishna Sobti D) Arunava Sinha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aravind Adiga

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What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

A) Tulsidas B) Banabhatta
C) Surdas D) Raskhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Banabhatta

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The dispute over Siachin Glacier is between

A)  India and China B) India and Afghanistan
C) India and Pakistan D)  India and Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India and Pakistan

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Which of the following Chief Ministers of India had been presented the Transfonnative Chief Minister Award' by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) in May 2017?

A) K.Chandrashekhar Rao B) Nitish Kumar
C) N.Chandrababu Naidu D) Yogi Aditvanath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) N.Chandrababu Naidu

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) The Trump administration is intensifying its effort to crack down the so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration authorities. B) Efforts were intensified by the Trump administration to crack down the sanctuary cities that refused to comply with federal immigration authorities.
C) The so-called sanctuary cities that refused to abide by the federal immigration authorities will be cracked down by the intensified efforts of the Trump administration. D) Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified.

Explanation:

We have to find the incorrect statement. All the sentences except D have been correctly structured. In option D, the phrase ‘complied into by’ is incorrect. You "comply with" a rule or a law and not by cities.

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1 km/hr equals _____________ m/s

A) 5/18 B) 18/5
C) 5/16 D) 16/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5/18

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