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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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Cheques, Drafts, Pay Orders and Banker’s Cheques are “valid for ___________________ months from the date of instrument.

A) 4 months  B) 1 months 
C) 6 months  D) 3 months 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 months 

Explanation:

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank of India directs that with effect from April 1, 2012, banks should not make payment of cheques/drafts/pay orders/banker’s cheques bearing that date or any subsequent date, if they are presented beyond the period of three months from the date of such instrument. Accordingly, cheques, Drafts, Pay Orders and Banker’s Cheques are “valid for 3 months from the date of instrument”, with effect from 01.04.2012. 

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correctalternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

None knows how it was happened

A) was happen B) has happened
C) happened D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) happened

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What does GUI stand for with respect to a computer?

A) Group User Interface B) Graphic Utility Interaction
C) Graphical User Interface D) Graphical Utility Interface
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Graphical User Interface

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Q:

Humayun Nama was written by

A) Gulbadan Begum B) Abbas Sarwani
C) Abul Fazl D) Humayun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gulbadan Begum

Explanation:

Humayun Nama is the history of the ruler Humayun and was written by Gulbadan Begum who is the daughter of Zaheruddin Muhammad Babur and the sister of Humayun.

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Q:

Howard Gardner defines intelligence as an ability to

Answer

Howard Gardner defines intelligence as an ability to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting. He suggested that all people have different kinds of intelligences. Gardner proposed that there are eight intelligences.


They are ::



  1. Visual-Spatial Intelligence

  2. Linguistic-Verbal Intelligence

  3. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

  4. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

  5. Musical Intelligence

  6. Interpersonal Intelligence

  7. Intrapersonal Intelligence

  8. Naturalistic Intelligence.

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Q:

The richest source of Vitamin D from food is

A) Cotton seed oil B) Olive oil
C) Cod liver oil D) Sunflower oil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cod liver oil

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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.

 

Chaste

 

A) Proper B) Neat
C) Corrupt D) Controlled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Corrupt

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

having or showing an interest in learning things; curious.

A) probe B) inquisitive
C) speculative D) snoop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) inquisitive

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