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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Air moves from the region where the air _____________________________.

A) humidity is high to the region where the humidity is low B) pressure is low to the region where the pressure is high
C) pressure is high to the region where the pressure is low   D) humidity is low to the region where the humidity is high  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pressure is high to the region where the pressure is low  

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The Prime Minister had wide-ranging discussions on the international situation.

A) widely-ranged B) wide-ranged
C) wide-range D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) widely-ranged

Explanation:

Here ‘widely-ranged’ is the correct expression of the adverb, and it qualifies the verb discussions.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Democracy should _____ dignity of the individual. It should also aim at the _____ good of the greatest _____. The opposition party should _____ the wrong plans,
policies and decisions of the government in power. The government should cater to the _____ needs of the people to make its position solid.


should _____ the wrong plans, policies and decisions of the government in power.

A) rely on B) against
C) support D) oppose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) oppose

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In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.

As the files were being arranged/ been lost for several decades now (P)/ which were believed to have (Q)/ into a stack, the butler cam (R)/ across information about several of the family heirlooms (S)

A) RSQP B) PQRS
C) SRQP D) QSRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RSQP

Explanation:

The most logical segment that can follow the first segment is R, 'being arranged into a stack'. This leaves us with only one option i.e. option 1. Hence, the correct answer is RSQP.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The love which is based on physical beauty is not ______.

 

A) imminent B) deponent
C) remanent D) permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) permanent

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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.

 

Come what may

 

A) Welcome all visitors with open arms B) No matter what happens
C) Insure all your property from all kinds of losses D) Willing to become whatever fate has in store for your future
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) No matter what happens

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Who is the Bengali writer who won the 31st Moortidevi Award for the year 2017?

A) Joy Goswami B) Taslima Nasreen
C) Subhro Bandhopadhyay D) Baby Halder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Joy Goswami

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

It is ethics and

 

A-values that have the inherent

B-of motivation into inspiration

C-potential to transform the spirit

 

 

A) ABC B) ACB  
C) CBA D) CAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ACB  

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