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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
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The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called ___________.

A) Electroplating B) Galvanisation
C) Rusting D) Crystallisation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electroplating

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1895
Q:

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) snatched B) litigat
C) abhored D) variabely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) snatched

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0 1895
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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 movie critic wrote a sarcastic review.

A) A sarcastic review is written by the movie critic. B) A review which is sarcastic was written by the movie critic.
C) A review which is sarcastic is written by the movie critic. D) A sarcastic review was written by the movie critic.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A sarcastic review was written by the movie critic.

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0 1895
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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.
Herculean task

A) Important task B) Motivating
C) Optional to do D) Very difficult task
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very difficult task

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0 1895
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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as No error. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

The teacher instructed the students (A) to have a thoroughly reading (B) of each chapter (C) mentioned in the syllabus. (D)A.

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

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The error lies in the second part of the sentence. Thoroughly should be replaced by thorough. Thoroughly has been derived the term thorough. Thoroughly is used as an adverb and means in a thorough or complete manner. Thorough is used as an adjective and means carefully without missing or omitting any detail. The word reading has been used as a noun and should be qualified by an adjective.

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0 1895
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Which among the following is an example of mixture?

A) Milk B) Gasoline
C) Liquefied petroleum gas D) All options are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

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1 1895
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

He claimed that he (have corrected) the ringing on both the clocks.

 

A) had correct B) had corrected
C) had correcting D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had corrected

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0 1894
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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Voluble

 

A) Reserved B) Talkative
C) Fluent D) Gabby
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Reserved

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0 1894