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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2017, Wes Morgan captained the Premier League team Leicester City.

B) In 2017, Suresh Raina captained the IPL team Gujarat Lions Squad.

C) In 2017, Sergio Agüero played for the Premier League team Liverpool.

 

A) Only A   B) Only B  
C) Both A and B D) Both A and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A and B

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Which of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculations?

A) Database B) Document Processor
C) Graphic Package D) Spread Sheet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spread Sheet

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Generic is most similar in meaning to

A) Branded B) Basic
C) Trademarked D) Specific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Basic

Explanation:

Generic means related to a group of similar things rather than a particular one. It means it is not a specific thing like branded or trademarked. Hence it is a basic one.

 

Among the given options, Generic is most similar in meaning to Basic.

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The first Asian Secretary general of U.N.O was

A) Vijaya Laxmi pandit B) U.Thant
C) Trygve Lie D) Kurt Waldheum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Trygve Lie

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) In 2017, Gary Cahill captained the Premier League team Chelsea.

B) In 2017, Jordan Henderson captained the Premier League team Liverpool.

C) Canada hosted the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships.

 

A) Only B B) Both A and B
C) Both B and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both A and B

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What is the Study of human beauty called?

A) Argology B) Kalology
C) Agrostology D) Oncology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kalology

Explanation:

The Study of human beauty and the ways in which beauty influences the society is called as Kalology.

 

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      • This study is focused primarily on human attractiveness, rather than the broader field of aesthetics.

 

      • Opposite of beauty is Ugly.
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To make the number pad act as a directional arrow, we press

A) Num lock B) Caps lock
C) Arrow lock D) Shift
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shift

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of 'A Foreign Policy For India' is L.K Advani.
2. 'Wings of Fire' is a book written by A.P.J Abdul kalaam.
3. 'Open' is an Autobiography of Andre Agassi.

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

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