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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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During the day, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________

A) sea to the land B) land to the sea
C) valleys to the mountains D) mountains to the valleys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sea to the land

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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.

Insolent

A) Shy   B)  Sorrowful  
C)  Happy   D) Rude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rude

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The cat caught a rat.

 

A) A rat has been caught by the cat. B) A rat was caught by the cat.
C) A rat is caught by the cat. D) A rat had been caught by the cat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A rat was caught by the cat.

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Who has been appointed as the chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) after Arundati Bhattacharya retired?

A) Rana Kapoor B) Kishor Kharat
C) Rajnish Kumar D) K Venkataraman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajnish Kumar

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Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress in pre-Independent India?

A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Annie Besant D) Madam Cama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Annie Besant

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Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

A) Babur B) Jehangir
C) Akbar D) Bahadur Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bahadur Shah

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_____ is produced from incomplete burning of fuels such as petrol and diesel.

A) Carbon dioxide B) Carbon monoxide
C) Nitric oxide D) Nitrogen dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon monoxide

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If demand curve for trekking boots is D = 67500 - 18P and supply curve is S = 22500 + 12P, find the equilibrium Price?

A) 1500 B) 750
C) 2250 D) 500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1500

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