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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?

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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) frothyest B) frothiest
C) frrothiest D) frrothyest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frothiest

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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.

A wild goose chase

A) Fruitful search B) Timely search
C) Useless search D) Wrong decision
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Useless search

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Beizarre B) Bizaarre
C) Bizarre D) Bigarre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bizarre

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The bullet hit the soldier in the arm.

A) Hitting in the arm of the soldier has been done by the bullet. B) The soldier was hit in the arm by the bullet.
C)  The bullet has hit it in the arm of the soldier. D) The arm of the soldier is being hit by a bullet.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The soldier was hit in the arm by the bullet.

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Chemical name of vinegar is

A) Onam B) Pongal
C) Bihu D) Hornbill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pongal

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Part of the plant where photosynthesis generally occurs

A) roots B) leaves
C) branches D) flowers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) leaves

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In a plant, photosynthesis generally occurs in the leaves part as leaves have chlorophyll which is used for making food using sunlight.

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The US constitution defines citizenship in the

A) 14th Amendment B) 12th Amendment
C) 11th Amendment D) 10th Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14th Amendment

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The US constitution defines citizenship in the 14th Amendment first section in the first clause.

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The new jersey plan called for

A) the abolition of slavery. B) a strong president.
C) abandoning the Articles of Confederation. D) equal representation for all states in the Congress.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) equal representation for all states in the Congress.

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The New Jersey Plan was one option as to how the United States would be governed.

 

The Plan called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population. Hence, it is called as a small state plan also.

 

It was introduced to the Constitutional Convention by William Paterson. So, it is also called as the Paterson plan.

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