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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 Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (EDS) has been launched under New Economy Development Policy (NEDP) on January 19, 2017 at _____.

A) New Delhi B) Mizoram
C) Gujrat D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mizoram

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The monomer/monomers used for the synthesis of Nylon 6 is/are

A) hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid B) caprolactam
C) urea and formaldehydeD. D) phenol and formaldehyde
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid

Explanation:

Nylon is made when the appropriate monomers (the chemical building blocks which make up polymers) are combined to form a long chain via a condensation polymerisation reaction. The monomers for nylon 6-6 are adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine

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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.

Add fuel to the fire

A) Go from one bad situation to another B) A cause becomes stronger when more people join
C) The flame will extinguish if it runs out of oil D) Cause a situation to become worse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cause a situation to become worse

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Recently which bank announced to raise Rs 3,000 Crore via Basel III bonds?

A) ICICI Bank B) Union Bank of India
C) Allahabad Bank D) IDBI BANK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced to raise Rs. 3,000 Crore through Basel III compliant bonds.

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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.

 

The lecturer praised her.

 

A) Her was praised by the lecturer. B) She felt praised by the lecturer.
C) She was praised by the lecturer. D) She is praised by the lecturer.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She was praised by the lecturer.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Dainty

 

A) Clumsy B) Attractive
C) Light D) Rare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Clumsy

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) feriest B) meditate
C) diuratic D) farments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) meditate

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The act of killing a king

A) Regicide B) Regalcide
C) Genocide D) Homicide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Regicide

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