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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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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The workers are building the house.

A) The house was being built by the workers. B) The house was built by the workers.
C) The house is built by the workers. D) The house is being built by the workers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The house is being built by the workers.

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The melting point of ice is ____ K.

A) 253.16 B) 263.16
C) 273.16 D) 283.16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 273.16

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Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin?

A) Vitamin B B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin K D) Vitamin A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vitamin A

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Ostentation

A) Comical B) Insane
C) Modest D) Swanky
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Modest

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A  photon  of  X-ray  has  energy  of  1  keV.  A photon of visible radiation has energy of 3 eV.  In  this  context,  which  one  of  the following statements is not correct?

A) The wavelength of X-ray photon is less than the wavelength of visible radiation photon. B) Both    the    photons    have    different energies.
C) The  speeds  of  both  the  photons  in vacuum are different D) The   frequency   of   X-ray   photon   is higher  than  the  frequency  of  visible radiation photon.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The  speeds  of  both  the  photons  in vacuum are different

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The speed of all the electromagnetic radiation are always   same   and   equal   to   the numerical value 3 x 10^8m/sec.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Stringent

A) Annoying B) Revengeful
C) Incidental D) Rigorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rigorous

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Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in _____.

A) 1885 B) 1942
C) 1947 D) 1939
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1942

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Who is the author of the book 'The Association of Small Bombs', which is currently shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award?

A) Karan Mahajan B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Namitha Ghokale D) Arundathi Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chetan Bhagat

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