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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
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Making Optimal decisions at the margin requires

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Making Optimal decisions at the margin requires "Weighing the costs and benefits of a decision before deciding if it should be pursued".


 

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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.

 

Evil twin

 

A) Getting punished for the deeds of another person who is just like you B) An imaginary double humorously invoked to explain or excuse uncharacteristic or reprehensible behaviour
C) When two people are alike then one will be good and the other evil D) To show behaviour which randomly switches between good and evil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An imaginary double humorously invoked to explain or excuse uncharacteristic or reprehensible behaviour

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Digress

 

A) Stray B) Stay
C) Deviate D) Drift
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stay

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When a compressed slinky is released it converts potential energy into

A) Heat energy B) Mechanical energy
C) Chemical energy D) Kinetic energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kinetic energy

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Which city is located on the banks of the river Alaknanda?

A) Badrinath B) Ayodhya
C) Allahabad D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Badrinath

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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.

 

There is a barrier among the egghead and (1)/ the hoipolloi and it would be lazy (2)/ idealism to ignore it. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Who invented Helicopter?

A) Copernicus B) Sikorsky
C) Cockrell D) Drinker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sikorsky

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Who has won the most number of Gold Medals in Olympics?

A) Usain Bolt B) Katie Ledecky
C) Michael Phelps D) Chen Long
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Michael Phelps

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