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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
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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.

To make a long story short

A) A very long boring narrative B) One should always communicate with fewer words wherever possible
C) Used to end an account of events quickly D) When you want the complete details and not just the summary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Used to end an account of events quickly

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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.

Celestial

A) Heavenly B) Blessed
C) Hellish D) Holy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hellish

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______ is not formally prescribed device available to members of parliament.

A) Zero hour B) Call Attention Notice
C) Half-an hour discussion D) Short-duration discussion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zero hour

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The average product curve are inverse ____ shaped.

A) X B) W
C) V D) U
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) U

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Rashmi said to me, "Where is the telephone exchange"?

A) Rashmi asked me that where the telephone exchange was. B) Rashmi asked me where the telephone exchange was.
C) Rashmi asked me where was the telephone exchange. D) Rashmi wanted to know where the telephone exchange was.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rashmi asked me where the telephone exchange was.

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Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauiyan Emperor Ashoka?

A) Vinaya Pitaka B) Sutta Pitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka D) Mahavamsa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahavamsa

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The contents of the Mahavamsa can be broadly divided into four categories:

The Buddha's Visits to Ceylon: This material recounts three legendary visits by the Buddha to the island of Ceylon.

Chronicles of Kings of Ceylon: This material consists of genealogies and lineages of kings of Ceylon, sometimes with stories about their succession or notable incidents in their reigns

History of the Buddhist Sangha: This section of the Mahavamsa deals with the mission sent by Emperor Ashoka to Ceylon, the transplantation of the bodhi tree, and the founding of the Mahavihara. It includes the names of prominent monks and nuns in the early Sri Lankan sangha. It also includes accounts of the early Buddhist councils and the first recording of the Pali canon in writing.

Chronicles of Ceylon: This material begins with the immigration of King Vijaya from India with his retinue and continues until the reign of King Mahasena, recounting wars, succession disputes, building of stupas and reliquaries, and other notable incidents.

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.......... received the Polly Umrigar Award, and is the first Indian cricketer to get it on three occasions.

A) Virat Kohli B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) MS Dhoni D) Ravi Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Virat Kohli

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Which of the following serves as a nutritive tissue for the growing embryo?

A) Ovule B) Zygote
C) Ovary D) Endosperm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Endosperm

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