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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:
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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.

 

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

 

A) The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons. B) The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.
C) The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons. D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.

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Crabs belongs to the phylum

A) Mollusca B) Cnidaria
C) Arthropoda D) Platyhelminthes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthropoda

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Which singer was in January 2018, chosen for the 5th Edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2018 for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi filmindustry?

A) Alka Yagnik B) Asha Bhosle
C) Sunidhi Chauhan D) kavita Krishnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Asha Bhosle

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Abutting

 

A) Touching   B) Far  
C) Bordering   D) Joining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Far  

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Which Indian PSU has launched the country's first 100 Octane petrol?

A) HPCL B) IOC
C) ONGC D) GAIL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IOC

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Q:

The BRICS Development Bank is now called as

A) Asia Development Bank B) World Bank
C) New Development Bank D) New BRICS Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) New Development Bank

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Which of the following gases is used to prevent food material from getting oxidised?

A) Oxygen B) Chlorine
C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nitrogen

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Who was the flag bearer for India at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

A) Abhinav Bindra B) Saina Nehwal
C) Sakshi Malik D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abhinav Bindra

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