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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
  • All India Services:
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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.

 

We should give everyone training in citizenship but we have ____________ this aspect till now.

A) denied B) neglected
C) refused D) disallowed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) neglected

Explanation:

Neglected means not given proper attention, hence it is the only suitable option. Denied means to declare untrue. Refused means to show unwillingness. Disallowed means to refuse to allow.

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What was the real name of Swami Vivekananda?

A) Surendranath Bose B) Narendranath Dutt
C) Vidyadhar Roy D) Shyamal Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Narendranath Dutt

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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey conducted and published by- 

A) WTO B) World Bank
C) UNCTAD D) New Development Bank 
 
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 The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey conducted and published by the International Monetary Fund. It is published biannually and partly updated two times a year. It portrays the world economy in the near and medium context, with projections for up to four years into the future. 

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1 kW = ?

A) 1000 W B) 10 W
C) 100 W D) 10000 W
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1000 W

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As per length, which is the longest river of China?

A) Yangtze B) Mekong
C) Ob-Irtis   D) Amur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yangtze

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Industries should regularly check (1)/ if their machines are emitting (2)/ smoke within permission limits. (3)/ No error (4).

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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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 bite off more than you can chew

A) to take on a commitment one cannot fulfil B) to grab a share more than what one rightfully deserves
C) to hog more than what one needs D) a greedy person can easily be identified from the way one eats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to take on a commitment one cannot fulfil

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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.

 

Familiarity breeds contempt

A) close association with someone leads to a loss of respect for them B) if you do an undesirable thing daily then it becomes acceptable
C) too many people living closely will eventually cause bitterness D) routine has to be broken to bring excitement to life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) close association with someone leads to a loss of respect for them

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