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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, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

A gentleman at large

A) a man in the crowd B) a man without a job
C) a man who runs around D) a man who is generous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a man without a job

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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) brutalety B) brutality
C) bruttality D) bruttalety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) brutality

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
When Jaspal got angry, he started to ____________ his feelings with his hands.

A) participate B) immolate
C) intoxicate D) gesticulate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) gesticulate

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

Most of the students have forgotten to bring their certificates; they will be _______ by the Principal for this reason.

A) reproached B) abused
C) accused D) reprimanded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reprimanded

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Reprimanded, it means a severe and formal scolding, while reproached means to express disappointment. Since we are talking about the Principal, option-d is more suitable. Abuse means subject t o harmful or improper treatment. Accused is someone charged with a criminal offence.

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The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.

A) Vishnu B) Pashupati
C) Indra D) Brahma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pashupati

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Which organization will launch two missions named GOLD and ICON to explore the ionosphere?

A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
C) China National Space Administration (CNSA) D) European Space Agency (ESA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Incorrigible

 

A) Hopeless B) Incurable
C) Reformable D) Loser
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reformable

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"Personology" refers to _____.

A) the study of healthy, well-adjusted individuals B) the study of how individuals operate within groups
C) an old, outdated term for personality psychology D) the study of the whole person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the study of the whole person

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