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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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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.

 

Wild goose chase

A) A hopeless search for something unattainable B) An adventurous trip full of surprises
C) To waste a lot of time and effort for small returns D) To have fun doing a certain task
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A hopeless search for something unattainable

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

Squander

A) Frivol B) Dissipate
C) Hoard D) Expend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hoard

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vellanvagai

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I like __________ in the sun.

A) laying B) lay
C) lie D) lying
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lying

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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.

DECIMATED

A) CAPTURED B) DESTROYED
C) DAMAGED D) WORRIED
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DESTROYED

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____________ scheme by the Central Government aims at setting up an organized rural Panchayat in order to make the villages more self-sustained.

A) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana D) Vidyanjali Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan

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The mobile app 'cVIGIL' is helpful in

A) conducting free and fair e-tendering process in government offices B) fighting against corruption in public services
C) removing garbage from the muncipal areas D) reporting violation of  model code of conduct in election bound States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reporting violation of  model code of conduct in election bound States

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The Chief Election Commissioner Shri. O.P. Rawat, along with theElection Commissioners Shri Sunil Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa launched a mobile app, called ‘Cvigil,’ on July 3, 2018, for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections.

“cVIGIL" is a user-friendly and easy to operate Android application.

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In which way the President can assign any of the functions of the Union Government to the State Government ?

A) In his discretion B) In consultation with the Chief Justice of India
C) In consultation with the Government of the State D) In consultation with the State Governor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In consultation with the Government of the State

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