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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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Which is the fastest land animal in the world?

A) Dog B) Cheetah
C) Tiger D) Horse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheetah

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

He says, “Everybody is here.”

 

A) He says everybody was here B) He says that everybody is here
C) He says that everybody was here D) He said everybody were here
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He says that everybody is here

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Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

A) Drought B) High winds
C) Thick layers of prairie grass D) Overproduction of crops
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thick layers of prairie grass

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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.

Blessing in disguise

 

A) Good fortune always follows bad; that is the way of fate. B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
C) If a curse makes one stronger than it is a blessing. D) A life of hardship does wonders for a person's character.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.

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"Ganga Sagar Mela" fair is held in which state?

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) West Bengal D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

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Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.

A) First B) Third
C) Fifth D) Seventh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seventh

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Who wrote the book ­"The three Musketeers"?

A) EM Forster B) Gunter Grass
C) Edward Luce D) Alexandre Dumas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Alexandre Dumas

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The Chemical formula of Cadmium nitrate is _____.

A) Cd(NO3)2 B) CdNO3
C) Cd2(NO3)2 D) Cd2NO3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cd(NO3)2

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