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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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Who among the following did not receive the 2016 Arjuna award in the field of 'wrestling'?

A) Virender Singh B) Vinesh Phogat
C) Amit Kumar D) Rajat Chauhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajat Chauhan

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1870
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OBSTINATE

A) DOCILE B) AGGRAVATE
C) OFFENSIVE D) OPPRESSIVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DOCILE

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Dolomite power is applied in some agricultural lands. The purpose of applying it is to

A) increase the pH of the soil B) lower the pH of the soil
C) increase the phosphorus content of the soil D) increase the nitrogen content of the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) increase the pH of the soil

Explanation:

Dolomite is a limestone compound that contains calcium and magnesium. It provides valuable nutrients to plants and helpschange the pH of the soil by raising it to match the plants' needs. It evenprovides more nutrients than straight lime. It is often used in addition to balanced fertilizers, particularly with seeding fruit.

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Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1870
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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an outfit like that – it's like something my grandmother would also not wear!

A) Though the outfit is classy, the speaker does not prefer wearing it. B) The speaker finds wearing the dress very shameful as people would disapprove of it.
C) The speaker dislikes wearing the particular outfit. D) Wearing the particular outfit wouldn’t be a great deal as it will not kill her.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The speaker dislikes wearing the particular outfit.

Explanation:

If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: CAT , GATE , TOEFL

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Informal summit held in which city of Russia?

A) Moscow B) Sochi
C) New Delhi D) St. Petersburg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sochi

Explanation:

Informal summit held in Sochi, Russia.

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Which of the following inert gases is placed in period 4 of the periodic table?

A) Kr B) Rn
C) Xe D) Ar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kr

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Filed Under: Chemistry
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2 1870
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What do lines of longitude measure?

Answer

Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.


Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians.

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Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 1870
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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. 

 

Rivet

 

A) Heavy B) Joyous  
C) Engage D) Revolve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Engage

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