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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 the name of the book which was awarded the golden man Booker Prize 2018?  

A)  The English Patient B)  Everything Under
C) The Long Take  D) Washington Black
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  The English Patient

Explanation:

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (Bloomsbury) was crowned the best work of fiction from the last five decades of the Man Booker Prize, announced on Sunday 8 July, 2018. The Golden Man Booker winner was revealed at the closing event of the Man Booker 50 Festival in Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".


The sun hid behind a cloud and it seemed like a light (have been switched) off.

 

A) had been switched   B) had been switch  
C) have been switching     D) no improvement  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had been switched  

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Q:

India shares water border with ___ countries.

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Seven
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seven

Explanation:

India's maritime boundaries are shared with seven countries — Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

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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.

 

Shoot through

 

A) Pass with flying colours B) Practice a difficult task so many times that you can do it easily
C) Reach your target by breaking through an obstacle D) Leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something

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Q:

Fausa Magna is a ___________

A) Volcano B) V-shaped valley
C) Rift lowland D) Rift Valley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rift lowland

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Q:

Which wood is used to make a cricket bat?

A) Teak B) Willow
C) Bamboo D) Rosewood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Willow

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Which country won the ICC Under­19 Cricket World Cup in 2016?

A) Australia B) West Indies
C) Srilanka D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West Indies

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Q:

Concentration of water vapour in troposphere is

A) 0­-4% B) 10­-14%
C) 20-­24% D) 30­-34%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0­-4%

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