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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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The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

A) Bank rate B) Repo rate
C) Reserve repo rate D) Marginal Standing Facily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bank rate

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The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

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Inert gases are

A) Miscible with water B) Not stable
C) Chemically unreactive D) Chemically very active
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemically unreactive

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In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome

A) Loss due to insect pests B) Decrease in food production
C) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins D) Loss due to plant diseases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins

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Find the similarity among the following: Makar Sankranthi, Pongal, Lohri, Baisakhi

A) All are festivals of North India B) All are names of harvest festivals
C) All are festivals celebrated in the month of January D) There is no similarity at all
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All are names of harvest festivals

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Who was primarily responsible for the cold war?

A) U.S B) Soviet Union
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Soviet Union

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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'

 

She has a (1)/ kind eyes (2)/ with a beautiful face. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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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.

 

Made or done in the traditional or original way

 

A) Authentic   B) Effigy  
C) Archetype   D) Forge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Authentic  

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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.

 

Mollify

 

A) Pacify B) Agitate
C) Provoke D) Worry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pacify

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