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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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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: There was once a time when people looked forward to the lazy evenings.
Q:They had a simple choice of programmes on Doordarshan.
R: It was entirely up to them- to watch or not to watch the selected presentation.
S: Today, the satellite and Cable Television have stormed the media world of information and entertainment.

 

A) PSQR B) RQPS
C) PQRS D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQRS

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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.

Erroneous

A) Proper B) Regretful
C) Dull D) Invalid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Invalid

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Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?

A) Dev Prayag B) Karan Prayag
C) Gangotri D) Rudra Prayag
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dev Prayag

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Who wrote "Romeo & Juliet"?

A) Jane Austen B) Mark Twain
C) Toni Morrison D) William Shakespeare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William Shakespeare

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The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The second stage is the ___________ stage.

A) Agar B) Leafy
C) Chlorella D) protonema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leafy

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

The coverage of schemes remain /patchy because of rampant / leakages, and poor execution / and monitoring. / No error

A) The coverage of schemes remain B) patchy because of rampant
C) leakages, and poor execution D) and monitoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coverage of schemes remain

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'The coverage of schemes remains' should be used to make the sentence correct. Here the noun is 'coverage' that’s why we should use 'remains' instead of 'remain'.

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Which of the following metals is stored in kerosene oil?

A) Copper B) Sodium
C) Platinum D) Gold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sodium

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Which team has won the 2016 -17 Ranji Trophy?

A) Mumbai B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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