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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
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Sunita has written a story which fascinates everyone.

A) A story has been written by Sunita which fascinates every one. B)  Everyone is fascinated by the story which has been written by Sunita.
C) Every one fascinates the story which is written by Sunita. D) Story written by Sunita fascinates everyone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A story has been written by Sunita which fascinates every one.

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TRIPS Agreement pertains to 

A) international tariff regime B) intellectual property protection
C) international practices on trade facilitation D) international taxation of property
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) intellectual property protection

Explanation:

The Agreement   on   Trade-Related Aspects   of   Intellectual   Property Rights(TRIPS)   is   an international legal   agreement between   all   the member    nations    of    the World Trade  Organization(WTO).  It  sets down  minimum  standards  for  the regulation by national governments of    many    forms    of intellectual property(IP) as applied to nationals  of  other  WTO  member nations.TRIPS  was  negotiated  at the  end  of  the  Uruguay  Round  of the General  Agreement  on  Tariffs and  Trade  (GATT)  in  1994  and  is administered by the WTO

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Which state government along with WWF-India conducted the first organized census for the conservation of Indus dolphins on their population?

A) Maharashtra B) Kerala
C) Punjab D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Punjab

Explanation:

Punjab state government along with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India conducted the first organized census for the conservation of Indus dolphins on their population.

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DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from _________ .

A) Polio B) AIDS
C) Hepatitis D) Tuberculosis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tuberculosis

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Soft drinks contain:

A) Oxalic acid B) Tartaric acid
C) Carbonic acid D) Citric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbonic acid

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We protested that we (was going) all the way to Haridwar.

 

A) is going   B) were going  
C) were went   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were going  

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

We need to ask ourselves

 

A-if personal isolation is a

B-natural concomitant of the

C-advancement of technology

 

A) ABC   B) CBA
C) CAB   D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ABC  

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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) revarberate B) reverberate  
C) reverberete D) revarberete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reverberate  

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