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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
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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 nip in the bud

A) To stop something at the start B) To trim the flowers
C) to pluck the flowers D) to steal from
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To stop something at the start

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

INVIGORATING

A) VIBRATING B) REFRESHING
C) EXAGGERATED D) ACCELERATING
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) REFRESHING

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The atoms of Germanium, Arsenic, Selenium and Bromine contain ...... shells.

A) 3 B) 7
C) 5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.
You will have to undergo a _______ of tests before the interview.

A) Large B) Series
C) Design D) Booklet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Series

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The trick here is to follow the structure of the statement. The blank is followed by 'of' and thus the blank will take a filler that can be followed grammatically by 'of' and also manages to give a proper meaning. On the basis of these filters, none of the options except option 2 makes any sense.

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Which occurred during the Bataan Death March in 1942?

A) Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died B) US soldiers attacked Japanese troops to rescue Filipino allies
C) Japanese soldiers helped carry starving US and Filipino prisoners of war D) Thousands of Japanese soldiers died of starvation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died

Explanation:

Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died as they are marched to death by Japanese Military in 1942.

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Who is the head of Lok Sabha?

A) President B) Prime Minister
C) Vice President D) Speaker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Prime Minister

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The Prime Minister (PM) of the country is the head of the Lok Sabha. Narendra Modi is the head of the Lok Sabha.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Making a loud and confused noise

 

A) Reticent B) Clamorous
C) Laconic D) Bashful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Clamorous

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions

 

A) Puerility B) Acumen
C) Stupor D) Sanity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Acumen

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