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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?

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 Who are the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 from India, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize? 

A)  Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk  B)  Kailash Satyarthi and Arvind Kejriwal 
C) Bhuwan Ribhu and Asmita Satyarthi  D)  Nadia Murad and Juan Manuel Santos 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk 

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Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.

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The chemical formula of Propane is

A) C3H8 B) C4H10
C) C2H6 D) CH4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) C3H8

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Hackneyed

 

A) Tired B) Fresh
C) Uncommon   D) New
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tired

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Which one of the following female athletes is not a squash player?

A) Joshna Chinnappa B) Dipika Pallikal
C) Koneru Humpy D) Anaka Alankamony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Koneru Humpy

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Which of the following is NOT a radioactive element?

A) Uranium B) Plutonium
C) Titanium D) Thorium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Titanium

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self

 

A) Woe B) Nirvana
C) Depression D) Despondency
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nirvana

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

My mother likes to ___________ me by showing everyone my baby pictures.

 

A) stun B) annoy
C) shame D) embarrass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) embarrass

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Cryogenics is a branch of Physics that deal with ______.

A) very high temperatures B) very low temperatures
C) growth of extremely small crystals D) growth of extremely large crystals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) very low temperatures

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