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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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Mendel is known as

A) Father of Physiology B) Father of Geology
C) Father of Genetics D) Father of Biology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father of Genetics

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Rate of work done is _______.

A) Energy B) Power
C) Momentum D) Impulse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Power

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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.
Practice makes a man perfect

A) Perfection demands patience B) Any problem can be solved if you are willing to try many times
C) Regular activity is the way to become proficient in it D) It takes a long time to form a good habit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Regular activity is the way to become proficient in it

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The maintenance functions of living organisms are performed by the _____.

A) chemical processes B) life processes
C) physical processes D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) life processes

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All the members of a municipality are ______ by the people of municipal area.

A) Elected directly B) Elected indirectly
C) Nominated proportionally D) Nominated indirectly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elected directly

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

Most of the students have forgotten to bring their certificates; they will be _______ by the Principal for this reason.

A) reproached B) abused
C) accused D) reprimanded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reprimanded

Explanation:

Reprimanded, it means a severe and formal scolding, while reproached means to express disappointment. Since we are talking about the Principal, option-d is more suitable. Abuse means subject t o harmful or improper treatment. Accused is someone charged with a criminal offence.

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Marble comes under which category of rocks?

A) Sedimentary B) Igneous
C) Metamorphic D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Metamorphic

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

The ruling party stood/ for implementation of the bill/ and was ready to/ stake their political existence.

A) The ruling party stood B) For implementation of the bill
C) And was ready to D) Stake their political existence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stake their political existence

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The error lies in the 4th part of the sentence. The subject is 'the ruling party' which is singular; hence 'their' should be replaced by 'its' as their is a possessive pronoun for plural subjects and its is the possessive for singular subjects.

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