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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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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Every student B) should be asked to give
C) their ideas on the subject. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) their ideas on the subject.

Explanation:

Error is in third part. Every, each, either, neither are adjectives that are always followed by a singular pronoun. Every being singular takes singular subject. Therefore ‘their ideas’ should be replaced with’ his/her idea’.

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Where was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' founded?

A) Singapore B) Thailand
C) Britain D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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Which one of the following is India’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range subsonic cruise missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms?

A) Astra B) Akash
C) Nirbhay D) Shankhnaad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nirbhay

Explanation:

Nirbhay missile is India's first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile.It is designed and made by DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation).The Nirbhay missile can be deployed from multiple platforms.

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Q:

Hirakud dam is located in which of the following states?

A) Jharkhand B) Chhattisgarh
C) Odisha D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Odisha

Explanation:

Hirakud dam is located in Odisha on Mahanadi.

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Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 summit held?

A) Singapore B) Vietnam
C) Australia D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vietnam

Explanation:

APEC 2017 summit was held in the city ‘Da Nang, Vietnam’ under the theme of ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future’. APEC is the forum of 21 pacific region countries, headquartered at Singapore, which promotes free trade in the Asia-pacific region.

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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’.

Earth’s resources have to be protected and sustain and we need to (1)/ share our resources across species as we all are (2)/ interconnected as one giant living organism. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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Who among the following was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur in 2017?

A) M Koireng Singh B) N Siren Singh
C) Longjam Thambou D) M Alimuddin Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) N Siren Singh

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Q:

The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is

A) Line sloping upwards B) Horizontal line
C) Line sloping downwards D) Vertical line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Horizontal line

Explanation:

The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is a horizontal straight line equal to the equilibrium price of the entire market because a perfectly competitive firm can sell all units brought to market at the same price.

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