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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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If the electronic configuration of elements A and B are 1S2, 2S2 2P6, 3S1 and 1S2, 2S2 2P6, 3S2 3P4 respectively, then the formula of the compound formed by the combination of these elements will be:

 

A) AB3 B) AB2
C) A2B D) AB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A2B

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

Thwart

A) Stop   B)  Hinder  
C) Balk   D) Assist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Assist

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Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 "Record of the Year"?

A) Uptown Funk B) Really Love
C) Thinking Out Loud D) Blank Space
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uptown Funk

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A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is called

A) factors B) loci
C) allele D) lineage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) allele

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Who authored the book titled 'Jinnah often came to our House', which won the 2016 The Hindu Prize?

A) Kiran Doshi B) Salman Rushdie
C) K. Vijay Kumar D) Yasser Usman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kiran Doshi

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On 2 January 2018, Parliament Passed NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to increase capital of NABARD from Rs 5,000 crore to ______.

 

A) Rs 30,000 crore B) Rs 10,000 crore
C) Rs 20,000 crore D) Rs 40,000 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 30,000 crore

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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.

 

Impetus

 

A) Implication B) Encouragement  
C) Evidence   D) Hinderance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Encouragement  

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In which language was 'Baburama', the Memoirs of Babur, composed?

A) Pashto B) Kurdish
C) Urdu D) Turkish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turkish

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