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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
  • All India Services:
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What is a Pepper plant ?

A) Bush B) Shrub
C) Vine D) Tree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vine

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Which one of the following institutions is also called "World Bank" ?

A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development B) International Monetary Fund
C) UNICEF D) IFC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development

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Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ___________

A) isohyets B) isotherms
C) isobars D) contours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) isohyets

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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.
Only when _____ failed, the army resorted to force.

A) efforts B) arrests
C) persuasions D) manipulations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) persuasions

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Who among the following is/are the recipient/recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018?

A) Virat Kohli B) S.Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli
C) Neeraj Chopra D) Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Virat Kohli

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli was bestowed with Rajiv Khel Ratna award by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind Virat Kohli became the third cricketer to receive this honour after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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Veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari who was shot dead was the editor of which of the following newspaper?

A) Jehlum Post B) Kashmir Observer
C) Kashmir Life D) Rising Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rising Kashmir

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Veteran journalist and editor of Srinagar based ‘Rising Kashmir’ newspaper was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his office in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar in
Jammu & Kashmir. Bukhari was instrumental in organising several conferences for peace in the Kashmir Valley.

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The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in ____________.

A) 1880 B) 1930
C) 1847 D) 1875
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1875

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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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