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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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Which ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?

A) Devaraya II B) Krishna Deva Rai
C) Narsingh Raya D) Venkat II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Krishna Deva Rai

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The policeman carries a baton whenever he goes on a round.

A) Carrying of a baton is done by the policeman whenever he has gone on a round. B) The policeman has never gone on around without carrying a baton.
C) Going on a round has been done by the policeman by carrying a baton. D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A baton is carried by the policeman whenever he goes on a round.

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The teacher said, "Nobody can solve the problem."

A) The teacher said that nobody can solve the problem. B) The teacher said that nobody should solve the problem.
C) The teacher said that somebody can solve the problem. D) The teacher said that nobody could solve the problem.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher said that nobody could solve the problem.

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The first woman of Indian origin who undertook a space journey

A) Sunita Williams B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Darshan Ranganath D) Avani Chaturvedi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kalpana Chawla

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To burn the midnight oil

A) When resources get finished half way B) To read or work late into the night
C) Value of a small lamp is most when it is the darkest D) To save some resources for the future
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To read or work late into the night

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

A) Tomorrow B) Occurence
C) Temperature D) Preferable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Occurence

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Pir Pajal Railway Tunnel is located in ____

A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim D) Uttarahand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jammu and Kashmir

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What is the name of the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography?

A) Playing It My Way B) The Nice Guy Who Finished First
C) The Test of My Life D) Straight From The Heart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Playing It My Way

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Playing It My Way is the name of the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography.

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