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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
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What is the technology used in a compact disc?

A) Electrical B) Laser
C) Electro magnetic D) Aeronautical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Laser

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Saina Nehwal is

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

 

A) The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons. B) The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.
C) The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons. D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.

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Vedda is a tribe of which of the following countries?

A) Maldives B) Myanmar
C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sri Lanka

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PM Modi's Birthday has been celebrated as ........... across India.

A) Kisan Diwas B) Sewa Diwas
C) Hindi Diwas D) Bal Diwas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sewa Diwas

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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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Which of the following devices converts Chemical energy into Electrical energy?

A) Electric heater B) Electric fan
C) Hair dryer D) Electric cell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Electric cell

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Harmful bacteria in potable water make the water

A) unfit to drink B) smelly
C) colored D) turbid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unfit to drink

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