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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?

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The painting had not been painted by the famous painter.

A) The painting had never been painted by the painter who was famous. B) The painter who was famous not had painted the painting.
C) The famous painter had not painted the painting. D) The famous painter could not have painted the painting.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The painting had never been painted by the painter who was famous.

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

Explanation:

Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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In 2015, the nominal rate of interest in a country was 5.5% and the inflation rate then was 2.5%. So real rate of interest in 2015 was _________.

A) 8 percent B) 2.2 percent
C) 13.75 percent D) 3 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 percent

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The first government of the United States was the

A) The United States in Congress Assembled B) Articles of Confederation
C) The Founding Government D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The United States in Congress Assembled

Explanation:

The first government of the United States was called 'The United States in Congress Assembled'. The first President of the First Government was John Hanson.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion

 

A) Oration   B) Reticent  
C) Bashful   D) Taciturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oration  

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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.

 

A dime a dozen

 

A) A very expensive proposition B) Something which appears cheap but which will prove expensive in the long run
C) Something which appears attractive but has zero value   D) Very common and of no particular value
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very common and of no particular value

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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.

 

Choose a soft option

 

A) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night B) Target the weaker players to win the match
C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation D) Always choose comfort over hardship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Camouflage B) Cameousflage
C) Camouflege D) Camioflaeg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Camouflage

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