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

The highest point

A) Tempest B) utpost
C) Archive D) Zenith
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Zenith

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0 2004
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Which one of these events occurred first?

A) The completion of the Erie Canal B) The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C) The start of the American Revolution D) Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy

Explanation:

From the history,

 

The Erie Canal was completed in 1800's

 

The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and after that the American Revolution was started in the same 1776.

 

The Iroquios Confederacy was formed early when the Europeans first began comonizing, may be early in 1600's.

 

So, from the above data of history, Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy was the event that occured first among the options.

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Filed Under: World History
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1 2004
Q:

The eighth amendment protects against

A) more fines B) more punishments
C) excessive bail D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The 8th amendment of the US constitution tells the government not to give excessive bail, nor fines , nor unusual punishments.

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
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1 2004
Q:

The galapagos finches are an excellent example of

A) Speciation B) Isolation
C) Mating D) None of the above
 
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Filed Under: Animals and Birds
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3 2004
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

She said,"I've been in this school since 1998."

A) She said that she had been in that school since 1998. B) She said that she have been in this school since 1998.
C) She said that she was in this school since 1998. D) She said that she was being in that school since 1998.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She said that she had been in that school since 1998.

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Filed Under: English
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0 2003
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Why does a cannon recoil after firing ?

A) Conservation of energy B) Backward thrust of gases produced
C) Newton's third law of motion D) Newton's first law of motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton's third law of motion

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Filed Under: Physics
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1 2003
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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government is a new crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country.

A) Soil Health Card B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji R-urban Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana D) National R-URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
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1 2003
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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

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Filed Under: English
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0 2003