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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'.

He only plays a subsidiary(A)/ role in the management(B)/of this organization.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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Name the lead actor in the hollywood movie "Top Gun"?

A) Harrison Ford B) Tom Cruise
C) Mel Gibson D) Nicolas Cage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tom Cruise

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In which of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

A) Capitalist B) Socialist
C) Mixed D) Both Capitalist and Socialist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Capitalist

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Animals belonging to phylum _____________ are fundamentally characterised by the presence of a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits.

A) Annelida B) Chordata
C) Arthropoda D) Platyhelminthes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chordata

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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 kids were laughing at the old lady.

A) The old lady is laughing at the kids. B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.
C) The old lady was being laughed by the kids. D) The old lady was laughed at by the kids.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.

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When body is accelerated--

A) Its velocity never changes. B) Its speed will always change.
C) Its direction always changes. D) Its speed may or may not change.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Its speed may or may not change.

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Uniform circular motion, that is constant speed along a circular path, is an example of a body experiencing acceleration resulting in velocity of a constant magnitude but the change of direction

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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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Aung San Suu Kyi is the

A) Prime Minister of Myanmar B) President of Myanmar
C) Foreign Minister of Myanmar D) Home Minister of Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Home Minister of Myanmar

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