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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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Scanning means that the reader

A) reads every single word of the article. B) searches for the most important details.
C) looks for words to catch his or her attention. D) focuses on the text's conclusion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) searches for the most important details.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) imparsonators B) impersonaters
C) impersonators D) imparsonaters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) impersonators

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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.

 

Ritu said to you,"You are looking very pretty."

 

A) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty. B) Ritu told you that I was looking very pretty.
C) Ritu told you that she was looking very pretty. D) Ritu told you that you are looking very pretty.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty.

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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.

 

Mother told me that I should listen to her first and then do anything as I pleased.

 

A) Mother said to me, "I should listen to me first and then do anything I please." B) Mother said to me, "He should listen to her first and then do anything he pleases."
C) Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything I pleased." D) Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please."

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Gir forest is located in ______.

A) Kerala B) Gujarat
C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

No one answered my call for help.

A) Answering my call for help was not done by anyone. B) I myself have not got any answer for my help call.
C) Calling for help has been done by me but no one answered. D) My call for help was not answered by anyone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My call for help was not answered by anyone.

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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.

 

A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly.

A) hullabaloo B) cacophony
C) pandemonium D) harangue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) harangue

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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.

Please don't ________ me when I'm speaking.

A) interrupted B) interrupts
C) interrupt D) interrupting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) interrupt

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