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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

Poor Tom laid in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.

A) lied B) lain
C) lay D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lay

Explanation:

The sentence is in simple past tense. The past tense of ‘lie’ is ‘lay’. Lie mean to take a position.

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eBiz is one of the integrated services projects and part of the 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the National e-Govemance Plan of the Government of India. eBiz is being implemented under the guidance and aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry by

A) Tata Consultancy Services B) Infosys Technologies Limited
C) Wipro D) HCL Technologies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Infosys Technologies Limited

Explanation:

eBiz –India’s Government-to-Business (G2B) portal was conceptualized with support from National Institute of Smart Government (NISG) as the consulting partner and developed by M/s. Infosys Ltd., Bangalore in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model for a period of 10 years.Through eBiz portal,a business user can fill the e-Forms online/offline, upload the attachments, make payment online and submit the forms for processing of the department.

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Which one of these events occurred first?

A) The completion of the Erie Canal B) The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C) The start of the American Revolution D) Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy

Explanation:

From the history,

 

The Erie Canal was completed in 1800's

 

The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and after that the American Revolution was started in the same 1776.

 

The Iroquios Confederacy was formed early when the Europeans first began comonizing, may be early in 1600's.

 

So, from the above data of history, Iroquois tribes formed the Iroquois Confederacy was the event that occured first among the options.

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Q:

Rodentia Muridae is the scientific name of

A) Mouse B) Squirrel
C) Monkey D) Lizard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mouse

Explanation:
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

Any new participant in some activity.

A) Neophyte B) Holophyte
C) Mesophyte D) Epiphyte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Neophyte

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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 upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

A) Upthrust B) Plunge
C) Submerge D) Capsize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Upthrust

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Choose  the  word  which  is  nearest in meaning to the given word ‘TRANSGRESSOR’

A) Passenger B) Law-breaker
C) Protector D) Comrade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Law-breaker

Explanation:

Transgressor means a person who is breaking the law.

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The buying and selling of goods is called

A) Commerce B) Telecommunication
C) Trade D) Business
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Trade

Explanation:

The buying and selling of goods is called Trade. Trade is a part of business where goods and services are exchanged for mney and mainly to earn profit. Commerce is used to describe trade and all the other business activities and services which make trade possible like banking, insurance, transport and advertising.

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