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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OMINOUS

A) OFFICIOUS B) PLEASANT
C) CONVENIENT D) THREATENING
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) THREATENING

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Fiscal policy is connected with

A) Public revenue & expenditure B) Exports and imports
C) Issue of currency D) Taxes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Public revenue & expenditure

Explanation:

Fiscal policy is connected with public revenue and expenditures. This policy is the use of government revenue collection to monitor the nation's economy.

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Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
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The glorious revolution of 1688 demonstrated that parliament had

Answer

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 demonstrated that Parliament had power over the English monarchy.

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Subject: Indian History Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
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The law of supply indicates that, other things equal

A) sellers will offer more of a product at low prices than at high prices. B) buyers will purchase less of a good at high prices than at low prices.
C) Sellers will offer more of a product at high prices than at low prices. D) the product supply curve is downward sloping.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sellers will offer more of a product at high prices than at low prices.

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In 1914 congress formed the federal trade commission to

Answer

When the FTC was created in 1914, its purpose was to monitor all business practices to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce as part of the battle to "bust the trusts."


Over the years, Congress passed additional laws giving the agency greater authority to police anticompetitive practices.

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Subject: World History Exam Prep: Bank Exams , AIEEE
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Who introduced the term 'Hindu rate of growth' ?

A) Amartya Sen B)
C) Raj Krishna D) V. K. R. V. Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Cheek by jowl

A) Very close together B) Arguing
C) Teasing one another D) Avoiding one another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Very close together

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :Jumbo, the famous 3.3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago.
S6:Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.
P:After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept.
Q:Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882.
R:Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria.
S:He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P Q R S  B) S R Q P
C) P S R Q D) R Q S P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) R Q S P

Explanation:

The starting statement is talking about the birth of a 3 –3 metre elephant –Jumbo. So, the connecting statement would be discussing what happened after the birth. So statement R would be the next statement as it describes that he was transported to London; So, R being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is RQSP.

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