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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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt . Select the correctly spelt word?

A) Aggrression B) Aggrresion
C) Aggression D) Agrresson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aggression

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Which country has banned 'Facebook' ?

A) China B) Bhutan
C) Nepal D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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Which part of the plant gives us saffron?

A) Roots B) Petals
C) Stem D) Stigma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stigma

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Weight of an object on the moon is ............ the weight of the object on earth.

A) equal to B) 1/6th
C) 1/2 D) 1/5th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/6th

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Ibrahim Lodi was killed by ........... in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

A) Muhammad Shah B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C) Babur D) Timur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Babur

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What is an 'ante-dated' cheque?

A) A cheque issued without drawer's signature B) A cheque with only signature of the drawer
C) A cheque which has completed threemonths from its date of issue D) A cheque which has completed six monthsfrom its date of issue
 
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Cheque written by drawer and dated at some point in past is called as theante-dated cheque.Example-If drawer writes a cheque on 1st Februarybut he put the date 1st January. This type of cheque is called antedated cheque.

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Who among the following is known as the Father of Civil Services in India?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord William Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis

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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.

 

Eyebrow raising

 

A) Pretend to like something or someone even when you dislike. B) Look up in defiance as a show of rebellion.
C) A person finally getting due punishment. D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.

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