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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 questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

When the stranger saw me, (A) / he seemed to recognise me (B) / and asked me what was my name. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses?

A) Taiga forests B) Tundra forests
C) Temperate mixed forests D) Tropical ever green forests
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tundra forests

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In which industry Potassium Nitrate is used commercially?

A) Glass Manufacturing B) Electroplating
C) Fire Cracker Manufacturing D) Leather Industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fire Cracker Manufacturing

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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.

Can you pay ________ all these articles?

A) out B) of
C) for D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) for

Explanation:

For “Pay for” means give money to someone for goods received. So, it is the phrasal verb which will make the sentence grammatically correct, as the sentence talks about paying money for buying certain articles. Pay out means the act of receiving money or material gain as a compensation. Pay off means to pay a debt. Pay of has no meaning.

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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 place where soldiers live

A) Tanks B) Shacks
C) Ordnance Depots D) Barracks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Barracks

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The girth of the stem or root in plants increases due to :

A) Apical meristem B) Lateral meristem
C) Intercalary meristem D) Extra meristem
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lateral meristem

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Volition

 

A) Dependence B) Violence
C) Villainy D) Choice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Choice

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As per the guidelines issued by the RBI in September 2017, all Peer-to-Peer lending (P2P) platforms will be treated as ______.

 

A) Payment Banks   B) Small Finance Banks  
C) NBFCs D) Regional Rural Banks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NBFCs

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