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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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Himalaya has emerged from which of the geosyncline?

 

A) Tethys B) Shiwalik
C) Indo-brahma D) Godavari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tethys

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

One is often pleased with himself.

A) with one’s self B) with themselves
C) with oneself D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with oneself

Explanation:

The possessive form of pronoun ‘one’ is ‘oneself’. So the phrase ‘with himself’ needs to be replaced with ‘with oneself’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘One is often pleased with oneself’.

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Select the antonym of

 

sortie

 

A) raid B) assault
C) sally D)  retreat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  retreat

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

"An interview after the campaign ends (is the normal) for every candidate and every campaigner in every election," he said.

 

A) is the norm B) is the normally
C) is continuality D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is the norm

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Select the synonym of

preacher

A) atheist B) agnostic
C) evangelist D) pagan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) pagan

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Select the synonym of

 

peripatetic

 

A) confine B) spire
C) ultimate D) nomadic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nomadic

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Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-

Penchant

A) Liking B) Eagerness
C) Disability D) Keenness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Liking

Explanation:

Penchant means habitual liking for something which is nearest in meaning to liking.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

Though he is a gifted comedian(a), he prefers spend his spare time(b) watching horror movies(c). No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b

Explanation:

‘Prefer’ is followed by the gerund form of the verb. Thus, ‘spend’ needs to be replaced with ‘spending’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘Though he is a gifted comedian, he prefers spending his spare time watching horror movies.

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