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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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  • Railway 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 burn the midnight oil

A) When resources get finished half way B) To read or work late into the night
C) Value of a small lamp is most when it is the darkest D) To save some resources for the future
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To read or work late into the night

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In the year 2016, the Government of India announced a `6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to

1.create one crore jobs within three years

2.create jobs equally for men and women

3.provide tax and production incentives for the entrepreneurs

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:
In textile industry there is women majority, so it is impossible for government to create jobs equally for men and women.
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The atoms of Germanium, Arsenic, Selenium and Bromine contain ...... shells.

A) 3 B) 7
C) 5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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What is the function of chloroplast in a plant cell?

A) absorb nutrients from soil B) absorb water
C) absorb sunlight D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) absorb sunlight

Explanation:

Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food for the plant.

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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.

 

I will conquer it.

 

A) It would conquer me. B) It will be conquered by me.
C) Conquered it will be by me. D) It will be conquer by me
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It will be conquered by me.

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.


"Won’t you help me to carry this suitcase?" said I to my wife.

A) I asked my wife that if she would not help me in carrying that suitcase. B) I asked my wife if she would not help me to carry that suitcase.
C) I asked my wife that whether she would not help me to carry this suitcase. D) I asked my wife that if she would be helping me to carry this suitcase.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I asked my wife if she would not help me to carry that suitcase.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

The belief that everyone is equal and should have the same right and opportunities.

 

A) Altruistic B) Egoistic
C) Egalitarian D) Octogenarian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Egalitarian

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 


1. In the early 1920's, settlers came to Alaska looking for gold.

P. Today, people use it to get from place to place.

Q. The trail they used to travel inland is known today as the Iditarod trail.

R. They travelled by boat, to Seward and Krik and from there by land into the gold fields.

S. The Iditarod trail quickly became a major thoroughfare in Alaska.

6. In the winters, the only means of travel down this trail is by dog sledge.

A) PSQR B) RQSP
C) PQRS D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RQSP

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