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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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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) illecitly B)  illicitly
C) ilicitly D) illicitley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  illicitly

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals

A) Nonpartisan B) Zealotry
C) Neutral D) Aloof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zealotry

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Name the longest lake in India?

A) Pangong lake B) Pulicat Lake
C) Kolleru Lake D) Vembanad Lake
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vembanad Lake

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) dementia B) quaterain
C) necrosys D) frenetec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) dementia

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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.

It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices

 

A) cope by B) cope up with
C) to be coped with D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

No improvement is required. The verb cope means to deal with. Cope when followed by the preposition with, it means to deal with some difficulty. Also, the sentence is in simple present tense. The sentence is correct.

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India’s fastest and first multi – petaflops supercomputer named Pratyush was unveiled at ______.

A) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore B) Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore
C) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune D) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

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Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

A) 2,3-dimethylbutane B) 2-methylpentane
C) 2,2-dimethylbutane D) 1,2-methylpentane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2,2-dimethylbutane

Explanation:

Due to the molecules present in the 2,2-dimethylbutane are closely packed, it has the highest boiling point.

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Which type of radiation has the lowest penetrating ability?

A) Alpha B) Beta
C) Gamma D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alpha

Explanation:

In order of increasing penetration power, alpha particles have the lowest, then beta particles, then gamma rays.

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