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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Sow wild oats

A) To make someone fool B) To make space to red
C) To take revenge D) To waste time by doing foolish things
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To waste time by doing foolish things

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

Mahatma Gandhi is called as the Father of the Nation.

A) called Father of the Nation B) called the Father of the Nation
C) Father of the Nation D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

No improvement required. Sentence is idiomatically correct.

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Select the answer figure, in which question figure is hidden?

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

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) Urea is produced in liver B) Urea is produced in blood
C) Urea is produced from digestion of starch D) Urea is produced in lung and kidney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Urea is produced in liver

Explanation:

Urea is produced in the liver and is a metabolite (breakdown product) of amino acids. Ammonium ions are formed in the breakdown of amino acids. Some are used in the biosynthesis of nitrogen compounds. Excess ammonium ions are converted to urea.

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Which of the following is associated with The Government of India's 'Khelo India' programme?

A) Science and Technology B) Literature
C) Sports D) Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sports

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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.

 

Conceited

 

A) Factual B) Shy
C) Circular D) Proud
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proud

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2016 Hemis festival was held in ______.

A) Manipur B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Uttarakhand D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir

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The largest gland of the human body is

A) Pancreas B) Thyroid
C) Large Intestine D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Liver

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