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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said, "This man will be waiting for you here at the lobby."

A) He said this that man would be waiting for me there at the lobby. B) He said that that man would be waiting for me there at the lobby.
C) He said that that man would be waiting for me here at the lobby. D) He said this that man would be waiting for me here at the lobby.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He said that that man would be waiting for me there at the lobby.

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Where is "The Geysers", the world's largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, located?

A) Rio B) New Orleans
C) Moscow D) San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) San Francisco

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

Sunny was driving the car so fast that it slipped at the turn.

A) Sunny slipped at the turn as he was driving the car so fast. B) So fast was Sunny driving the car that it slipped at the turn.
C) The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn. D) The car slipped at the turn as Sunny was driving it so fast.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn.

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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

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The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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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’.

Many of us have striving to produce (1)/ a blend of all cultures that seem (2)/ today to be in clash with one another. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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Who wrote the book "As you like it"?

A) Stephen Hawkings B) William Shakespeare
C) Vikram Seth D) Vimal Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) William Shakespeare

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What is the value of acceleration due to gravity at the centre of earth?

A) -1 B) 0
C) 1 D) Infinity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

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Plants get their energy to produce food from which of the following?

A) Photosynthesis B) Bacteria
C) Fungi D) Sun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sun

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