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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 is the Home Minister of India as of February 2018?

A) Rajnath Singh B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Narendra Modi D) Arun Jaitley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajnath Singh

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Q:

Globalization of the economy has

A) decreased regional specialization of production B) decreased investment in less developed countries
C) heightened economic differences among places D) leveled economic differences between places
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) heightened economic differences among places

Explanation:

Economic globalization is the increasing economic integration and interdependence of national, regional and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital.

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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 manager said "Vivek must go tomorrow to meet the client".

 

A) The manager said that Vivek must have to go the following day to meet the client. B) The manager said that Vivek will have to go tomorrow to meet the client.
C) The manager said that Vivek must go the following day to meet the client. D) The manager said that Vivek must be going tomorrow to meet the client.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The manager said that Vivek must go the following day to meet the client.

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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 and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.


He has not submitted his assignment ______.

 

A) now B)  yet
C)  then D)  until then
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  yet

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On 22 November 2017, cabinet approved expansion of "Beti Bacho Beti Padhao" for a Pan India coverage in how many districts of the country?

 

A) 640   B) 820  
C) 1000   D) 1100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 640  

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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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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.

 

I had to stop all my work to complete this project.

A) All other work had to be stopped to complete this project by me. B) For completing this project all other work must be stopped.
C) For completing this project I had to stop all my work. D) To complete this project all other work had been stopped by me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To complete this project all other work had been stopped by me.

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Q:

Belur Math is located at

A) West Bengal B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) West Bengal

Explanation:

Beluṛ Maṭh is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

 

It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India and is one of the significant institutions in Kolkata.

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