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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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The 13th G20 Summit 2018 held in?

A) India B) Japan
C) Argentina D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Argentina

Explanation:

The 13th G20Summit 2018 held in Argentina and next year 2019 14th G20 Summit will be hed in Osaka, Japan.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

She dislikes my hobby.

 

A) My hobby is disliked by her. B) My hobby was disliked by her.
C) Disliked by her was my hobby. D) My hobby will be disliked by her.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) My hobby is disliked by her.

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Opposite the micropylar end, is the __________, representing the basal part of the ovule.

A) hilum B) funicle
C) chalaza D) nucellus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) chalaza

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Sow wild oats

A) To make someone fool B) To make space to red
C) To take revenge D) To waste time by doing foolish things
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To waste time by doing foolish things

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Which one of the following gases is released mostly from landfills in urban areas?

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

Explanation:

Decomposing waste in the landfills, by the action of microorganisms, produce methane and carbon dioxide. Landfill gas consists of 40-60% of methane and rest is carbon dioxide. Trace amount of volatile organic compounds (<1) are also present which mainly comprise of hydrocarbons.

 

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Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as ‘Messenger of Peace’in2001 by the UN?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Vishwanathan Anand
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Vijay Amritraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijay Amritraj

Explanation:
International tennis player and media star Vijay Amritraj (India) was appointed UN Messenger of Peace in 2001.
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word

A) percoletion B) parcolation
C) percolation D) parcoletion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) percolation

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India play its 1st one day international match against

A) Ireland B) England
C) Pakistan D) West Indies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England

Explanation:

India played its first One Day International (ODI) match in cricket in the year 1974. It played against England team in Headingley in Leeds. Ajit Laxman Wadekar led the Indian cricket team as the first ODI captain.

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