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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 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.

pull a fast one

A) as fast as lightning B) play a trick
C) carry a heavy burden D) take a deep breath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) play a trick

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0 1984
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Acquiescence B) Alienate
C) Belligerent D) Sabbotage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sabbotage

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Raucous

A) Dulcet B) Hoarse
C) Jarring D) Torrent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dulcet

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0 1984
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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Everyone hoped of good weather on the day of the wedding

A) for B) at
C) about D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

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0 1984
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Which three amendments were passed shortly after the civil war?

Answer

The three major amendments that were passed shortly after the Civil War are the reconstruction amendments that were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.


 


The 13th Amendment abolished slavery,


The 14th granted African American citizenship and equal protection before the law, (and)


The 15th Amendment attempted to secure the right to vote for newly freed slaves. 

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0 1984
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Which of these monuments enshrines the tomb containing the relics of St. Francis Xavier?

A) Basilica of Bom Jesus B) Se Cathedral
C) Monte Hill D) St. Alex Church
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Basilica of Bom Jesus

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1 1983
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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.

 

My friend said, "I can lift 50 kilos easily."

A) My friend told us that he could lift 50 kilos easily. B) My friend told us that he can lift 50 kilos easily.
C) My friend told us this he could lift 50 kilos easily. D) My friend told us this that he can lift 50 kilos easily.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) My friend told us that he could lift 50 kilos easily.

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

 

The policeman carries a baton whenever he goes on a round.

A) Carrying of a baton is done by the policeman whenever he has gone on a round. B) The policeman has never gone on around without carrying a baton.
C) Going on a round has been done by the policeman by carrying a baton. D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.

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0 1983