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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, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

I was first to reach the college today.

A) I did reach first B) I was the first to reach
C) I firstly reached D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I was the first to reach

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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.

To put a spoke in one's wheel

A) To repair one's cycle B) To hinder
C) To trip a rider D) To add an extra wheel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To hinder

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Who has the record of highest number of Gold Medals in the history of Olympics?

A) Usain Bolt B) Michael Phelps
C) Larisa Latynina D) Ian Thorpe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Michael Phelps

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Who Invented the computer mouse?

A) Gene Dolgoff B) Brendan Eich
C) Douglas Engelbart D) Federico Faggin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Douglas Engelbart

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
Rahul went out without (saying) good bye.

A) say even B) even said
C) say D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Group of Monuments at Hampi is in _______.

A) Karnataka B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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There are ............ metalloids in the modern periodic table.

A) 5 B) 4
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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The process of electric discharge between clouds and the earth or between different clouds causes _____________.

A) thunderstorm B) cyclone
C) lightning D) winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lightning

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