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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
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What was the goal of the temperance movement?

A) No alcohol B) No tobacco
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) No alcohol

Explanation:

The temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.

 

However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

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With which country’s university Indian Railways has signed an agreement for Dedicated Freight Corridor?

A) Japan B) Canada
C) Australia D) South Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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By definition, Antarctica is considered what type of landscape?

A) ice shelf B) desert
C) bay D) iceberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) iceberg

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Which one of the following countries is NOT a member of ASEAN?

A) Brunei Darussalam B) Cambodia
C) Vietnam D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

From the early 1990s, salaries shot up and stock options (were introduced).

 

A) are introduced B) is introduced
C) was introduced D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

A person who is new to a profession

A) Expert B) Coach
C) Tutor D) Novice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Novice

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Who coined the Chipko slogan "Ecology is Permanent Economy"?

A) Chan Prasad Bhatt B) Sundarlal Bahuguna
C) Shayam Prasad Bahuguna D) Bachni Devi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sundarlal Bahuguna

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Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Iodine

A) Silver B) Bromine
C) Platinum D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Platinum

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