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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The twenty ­four tributes
P - ­that could hold anything from a
Q­ - will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena
R­ - burning desert to a frozen wasteland

A) PQR B) PRQ
C) QPR D) RQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QPR

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He reached his destination at night.

A) destination B) at his destination
C) on his destination D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. ‘His’ is the correct form of pronoun to be used. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He reached his destination at night’.

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Select the antonym of

feign

A) bluff B) affect
C) act D) fact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fact

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Select the synonym of

incinerate

A) parch B) moderate
C) ignite D) quench
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ignite

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

My father has given his ascent for my long tour.

A) accent B) approof
C) assent D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) assent

Explanation:

Ascent’ means upward moment and is incorrect as per the meaning of the sentence. ‘Accent’ means to emphasize a particular feature; ‘Approof’ means trial, and ‘Assent’ means to give an expression of approval or agreement. Thus, ‘Ascent’ needs to be replaced with ‘Assent’ Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘My father has given his assent for my long tour’.

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Which one of the following places of India experiences highest atmospheric pressure during winter?

 

A) Jaisalmer B) Leh
C) Chennai D) Guwahati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leh

Explanation:

As temperature of Leh will be lowest during winters from the given options, the highest pressure will be at Leh.

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Vasco-Da-Gama became the first European to set foot in India via the sea in____.

 

A) 1488 B) 1489
C) 1498 D) 1499
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1498

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Select the antonym of

avid

A) apathetic B) desirous
C) devoted D) fanatical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) apathetic

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