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

 

Chew something over

 

A) Discuss or consider something at length. B) Grab what belongs to someone else.
C) Take a large bite, more than you can eat. D) Talk while eating.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Discuss or consider something at length.

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Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India?

A) Udaan B) Azad Vichaar
C) Udant Martand D) Vichaar Vyakti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Udant Martand

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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William H.McNeill

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Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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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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Anemometer is an instrument meant for measuring __________

A) velocity B) air masses
C) wind speed D) temperature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) wind speed

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At what distance from the earth is gravity zero

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Gravitational force is the force that binds everything at the surface of the earth. It holds at what distance from the earth is gravity zero. 

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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.

 

Halcyon

 

A) Calm B) Gentle
C) Palmy D) Agitated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: We need to be more physically healthy and fit to win the current environmental challenges.
Q: It keeps us away from the diseases, infections and other lethal diseases by reducing extra kilos, improving the strength of muscle and bones, increasing immunity level, and maintaining the healthy functioning of our major body organs.
R: In the modern time, where pollution, global warming and other environmental issues have covered us, the importance of health and fitness has increased to a great extent.
S: It helps us to look better with lots of patience and confidence level.

A) PQRS B) QPRS
C) RPQS D) PRQS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQS

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