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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
GREGARIOUS

A) UNSOCIABLE B) UNSYMPATHETIC
C) UNGRATEFUL D) UNATTRACTIVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) UNSOCIABLE

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Which of the following trees shed their leaves once in a year?

A) Deciduous trees B) Coniferous trees
C) Evergreen trees D) Both deciduous and coniferous trees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deciduous trees

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Which one of the following viruses is responsible for the recent death of lions in Gir National Park?

A) Canine Distemper Virus B) Nipah Virus
C) Hendra Virus D) Foot and Mouth Disease Virus  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canine Distemper Virus

Explanation:

canine distemper may have been responsible for the death of four lions even as two more deaths were reported in Gir, taking the death toll to 23 since September 12.Canine distemper is a viral disease that impacts a large number of wild animals including cats and dogs.

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Which one of the following statements with regard to India's surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?

A) It is conducted in the year 2018 B) It was led by the Indian Air Force
C) It was not given any name D) It was sanctioned by the United Nations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It was not given any name

Explanation:

On 29 September 2016, India announced that it conducted "surgical strikes" against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-administered Kashmir andinflicted "significant casualties".The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

However,the operation was not given any name.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) Goa attained full statehood in 1987 B) Diu is an island in theGulfof Khambhat
C) Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56thAmendment of the Constitution of India D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

Explanation:

Dadra and Nagar Haveli was the conflict in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to Indian Union rule in 1954. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were small Portuguese overseas territories, part of Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954.

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If price of an article decreases from Rs. 12 to Rs. 10, quantity demanded increases from 1000 units to 1400 units. Find point elasticity of demand?

A) 2.4 B) -2
C) -2.4 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) -2.4

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Sponges belongs to the phylum

A) Protozoa B) Annelida
C) Porifera D) Cnidaria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Porifera

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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.

 

Rectitude

 

A) Goodness B) Infamy
C) Honesty D) Character
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Infamy

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