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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
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In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

A) Binomial Nomenclature B) Taxonomic Hierarchy
C) Identification D) Specific Epithet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Specific Epithet

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

Melody

A) Chant B) Lyric
C) Cacophony D) Inflection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cacophony

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In a Parliamentary form of Government ___________

A) The Legislature is responsible to the Judiciary B) The Executive is responsible to the Legislature.
C) The Legislature is responsible to the Executive D) The Judiciary is responsible to the Legislature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Executive is responsible to the Legislature.

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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.

Lakhs of tourists view the Taj Mahal every year.

A) The Taj Mahal is being viewed by lakhs of tourists every year. B) Every year the Taj Mahal is being viewed by lakhs of tourists.
C) Every year the Taj Mahal was being viewed by lakhs of tourists. D) The Taj Mahal is viewed by lakhs of tourists every year.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Taj Mahal is viewed by lakhs of tourists every year.

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Which nation won the highest number of medals at 2016 Rio Olympics?

A) Great Britain B) USA
C) China D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) USA

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Which of the statements given below is/are not correct?
1. 'Open' is an Autobiography of Andre Agassi.
2. The author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium'A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
3. The author of 'A Foreign Policy For India' is L.K Advani.

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

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'Queensbury rules' is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport?

A) Tennis B) Boxing
C) Polo D) Billiards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Boxing

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Which one of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves?

A) Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction. B) Oscillating electric field and magnetic field are perpendicular to each other.
C) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves D) Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to propagate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction.

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