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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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  • Railway Examinations
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Fastest Shorthand Writer was

A) Dr. G. D. Bist B) J.R.D. Tata
C) J.M. Tagore D) Khudada Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. G. D. Bist

Explanation:

Dr. G. D. Bist, Guinness Record Holder, the first-ever Ph.D. in Stenography in the world.

 

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He had achieved a highest speed of 250 w.p.m. in Shorthand.

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Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?

 

A) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh B) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
C) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port D) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

This palace (has been belonging) to our family since generations.

A) has belonging B) has belonged
C) belonged D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) has belonged

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

(They have hold), it is in the fitness of things that the legislature should be taken into confidence on Brexit.

 

A) They have holding B) They have held
C) They has held D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) They have held

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What is Carbon Watch?

 

A) Watch having carbonated dial B) Glasses informing about pollution
C) Watch that informs about carbon content D) Mobile App informing about carbon footprint
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mobile App informing about carbon footprint

Explanation:

Carbon Watch is a mobile application used to assess the carbon footprint generated by any individual.

 

 

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

It also indicates the caveats and failure modes in the model need to be improved before (been used independently).

 

A) been using independently B) being used independently
C) been independently D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) being used independently

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Any body kept in a fluid experiences an upward force called _____________.

 

A) torque B) moment
C) pressure D) upthrust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) upthrust

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The thief escaped (from burning) as the noble King pardoned him.

A) of being burnt B) from being burnt
C) from having being burnt D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) from being burnt

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