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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
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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

The fugitive was finally stopped at the airport.

 

A) compromised B) comprehended
C) apprehended D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) apprehended

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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.

Smell a rat

A) To sense that events will not be in one's favour B) To begin to suspect trickery or deception
C) To be forewarned of danger to oneself D) To prevent calamity by chance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To begin to suspect trickery or deception

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As the river approaches the sea, the speed of the flowing water decreases and the river begins to break up into a number of streams called ___________.

A) Plateau B) Isthmus
C) Peninsula D) Distributaries
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Distributaries

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

We should first collect the funds and then _____ action.

A) plunge into B) plunge onto
C) plunge at D) plunge in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) plunge into

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Which of the following countries border does not touch China?

A) Cambodia B) Laos
C) Vietnam D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cambodia

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Which is the largest and deepest ocean?

A) Arctic B) Pacific
C) Atlantic D) Indian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pacific

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Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

A) B R Ambedkar B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

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Who is the author of the book 'Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'?

A) Rabi Thapa B) Saurabh Duggal
C) Salman Rushdie D) Tana French
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Saurabh Duggal

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