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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 given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the
sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.
For the people living below the poverty line, it is important to find jobs that had provided enough money to attain a minimum standard of living.
i. will have provided
ii. has provided
iii. provide

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. i and ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C. Only iii

Explanation:

Ans. C.
The statement is in general sense and doesn’t talk in past or future context specifically. Therefore one must use the present tense of the verb. Thus, 'provide' is the correct answer.

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World's first thermal battery power plant is started in which state? 

A) Andhra Pradesh  B) Kerala 
C) Uttar Pradesh  D) Maharashtra 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh 

Explanation:

World's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh by the state's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday in Amaravati.

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Which Cricketer has scored highest number of runs in T20 Internationals?

A) David Warner B) Virat Kohli
C) Brendon McCullum D) Chris Gayle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brendon McCullum

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Sunita Williams is a

A) Astronaut B) Missile scientist
C) Nuclear scientist D) Astro physicist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Astronaut

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Tax on inheritance is called __________

A) Excise duty B) Estate duty
C) Gift tax D) Sales tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Estate duty

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In which of the following years was the 'Caste Disabilities Act' passed?

A) 1850 B) 1860
C) 1863 D) 1876
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1850

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Folk dance "Lai Haraoba" is popular in which Indian state?

A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Mizoram D) Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur

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Name the noble gas which is placed in the third period and eighth group of the Modern Periodic table.

A) Helium B) Argon
C) Neon D) Krypton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Argon

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