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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
  • All India Services:
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Afforestation B) Translusent
C)  Foreigner D) Achievement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Translusent

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Which among the following is not a gallantry medal?

A) Ashok Chakra B) Arjuna Award
C) Param Vir Chakra D) Shaurya Chakra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arjuna Award

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The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports , government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports.
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Which top Bollywood actor has been a long-standing brand ambassador for the car maker Hyundai Motors?

A) Salman Khan B) Abhishek Bachchan
C) Shah Rukh Khan D) Akshay Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Rukh Khan

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“I have not seen him for years,” said his mother.

 

A) She has not seen him for years said his mother. B) His mother had not seen him for years.
C) His mother told him she had not saw him for years. D) His mother said that she had not seen him for years.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) His mother said that she had not seen him for years.

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Ubiquitous computing is also called

A) Pervasive computing B) Sensor networks
C) Trails D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pervasive computing

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Penchant

 

A) Indifference B) Revulsion
C) Disgust D) Fondness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fondness

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When the vibrating object moves forward, it creates a region of high pressure in the medium called ______.

A) dilation B) compression
C) relaxation D) negation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) compression

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

A story that expresses ideas through symbols.

A) Armoury B) Allegory
C) Amatory D) Aleatory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Allegory

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