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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
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Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A) Babar B) Noor Jehan
C) Akbar D) Bahadur Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bahadur Shah

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To break the ice

A) Made people angry B) Made people laugh
C) Made people excited D) Made people relaxed and comfortable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Made people relaxed and comfortable

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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) The peon B) has not sweeped
C) the floor today. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No error

Explanation:

The given sentence is grammatically correct and there is no error.

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

Explanation:

All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?

A) C. Rangarajan   B) Vijay Kelkar
C) Y. V. Reddy D) Rakesh Mohan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y. V. Reddy

Explanation:

The 14th Finance Commission was constituted in January 2014. Commissions chairman was former RBI governor Y V Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle.

 

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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 andindicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The employee did not _____ to the argument of the manager.

A) precede B) exceed
C) concede D) recede
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) concede

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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.

 

Burn the midnight oil

 

A) To live a life of hardship B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task D) Read or work late into the night
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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A body of mass 3 kg accelerates from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds due to the application of a force on it. Calculate the magnitude of this force (in N).

 

A) 6 B) 18
C) 12 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

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