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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

My father generously donated money to the church.

 

A) Money is generously being donated to the church by my father. B) Money has been generously donated to the church by my father.
C) Money had been generously donated to the church by my father. D) Money was generously donated to the church by my father.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Money was generously donated to the church by my father.

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What is the approximate circumference of earth?

A) 40,000 Km B) 60,000 Km
C) 80,000 Km D) 1,00,000 Km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40,000 Km

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Dehradun is the capital city of _____.

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Tripura D) Arunachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttarakhand

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Which of the following won the Best Feature Film Award at the 64th National Film Awards held in the year 2017?

A) Rustom B) Kaasav
C) Dangal D) Airlift
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kaasav

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A peace treaty between Japan and which country has not been concluded yet, even after 70 years have passed since the end of World War Two?

A) India B) Russia
C) China D) Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Russia

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Which country is headed towards a confrontation over Gibraltar with Spain?

A) France B) Morocco
C) Germany D) United Kingdom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) United Kingdom

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Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Ramesh Kuntal D) Mamang Dai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mamang Dai

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Mamang Dai has been awarded the ‘Sahitya Akademi A ward 2017 for her novel ‘The Black Hill’ in English. Ramesh Kuntal has been awarded for his literary criticism ‘Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar’ in Hindi.

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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.

 

Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched

 

A) Counting your wealth repeatedly does not increase it.   B) You should not make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it has actually happened.  
C) Chicken and egg is an infinite cycle, you can count this cycle endlessly. D) Eggs will not hatch unless you cease the counting process
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) You should not make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it has actually happened.  

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