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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
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Light travels fastest in

A) Nitrogen B) Air
C) Steel D) Vacuum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vacuum

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

A guest from Europe (was quite fascinate) by the papaya tree in my garden.

A) was quite fascinated B) was quite fascinating
C) is quite fascinating D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) was quite fascinated

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Who built Gateway of India?

A) Guru Ramdas B) Maharaja Pratap Singh
C) Rabindra Nath Tagore D) British Govt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) British Govt

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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.

 

I applied band-aid to the wound.

A) To my wound I applied my Band-aid by myself. B) Band-aid by myself would be applied to the wound.
C) Application of the Band-aid to the wound was done my me. D) Band-aid was applied by me to the wound.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Band-aid was applied by me to the wound.

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In the following question, four words have been written out of which only one is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Abhorrent B) Abstinent
C) Achievement D) Accruemant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Accruemant

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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.

 

Old habit die hardly.

A) Old habits die hardly. B) Old habits die hard.
C) Older habits die too hard. D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Old habits die hard.

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Wild goose chase

A) An admirable enterprise B) An honest effort
C) A foolish, unprofitable adventure D) A powerful effort
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A foolish, unprofitable adventure

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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.

Who taught you to ride?

A) By whom is you taught to ride? B) By whom were you taught to ride?
C) Riding by you was taught by who? D) Riding by you was taught by whom?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) By whom were you taught to ride?

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