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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, 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.

Abhay said to Veena, " Are you coming to the Reception?"

A) Abhay told Veena if she was coming to the Reception. B) Abhay asked Veena if she will be coming to the Reception.
C) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception. D) Abhay asked Veena whether she was coming to the Reception.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception.

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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.
to drink like a fish

A) a person who spends a lot B) a person who keeps cheating for a very long time without getting noticed
C) a person who needs to relive himself very frequently D) to drink excessive amounts of alcohol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to drink excessive amounts of alcohol

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Article 27 of the Indian Constitution "Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion" deals with?

A) the Union Government B) the State Government
C) the directive principles of state policy D) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

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Who was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017?

A) Yash Chopra B) Kamini Kaushal
C) Shatrughan Sinha D) Moushumi Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shatrughan Sinha

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
I will scold him when _____.

A) he will come B) he comes
C) he would come D) he had come.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) he comes

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Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

A) Ashoka B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta D) Harshavardhana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Samudragupta

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Samudra Gupta (335-375 AD) of Gupta dynasty is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’.
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Acinonyx Jubatus is the scientific name of _______.

A) Bear B) Horse
C) Cheetah D) Zebra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cheetah

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For participating countries NAFTA called for

A) the gradual removal of trade restrictions B) a removal of workers rights
C) the development of a single currency D) a challenge to U.S. economic leadership
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the gradual removal of trade restrictions

Explanation:

For participating countries NAFTA called for the gradual removal of trade restrictions.

NAFTA is The North American Free Trade Agreement is a treaty signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade by removing restrictions on trade in North America. It came into effect on Jan 1st 1994.

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