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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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Which film has been awarded with best Environment film in 64th National film awards?

A) Kassav B) Dashkriya
C) Ventilator D) The tiger who crossed the line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The tiger who crossed the line

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During which Five Year Planning was NABARD established?

A) 5th B) 6th
C) 3rd D) 9th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6th

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

He does not have _____ for anything

A) resources B) time
C) material D) money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) time

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

A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me. B) Leaving the movie theatre he was seen by me.
C) He was seen to be leaving the movie theatre. D) He had been seen leaving the movie theatre.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

 

He is now looking about a job.

A) for B) after
C) into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

Explanation:

‘Looking for’ means ‘trying to find’, hence it’s the correct use here. Looking about means looking here and there. Looking after means taking care of something or someone. Looking into means looking into the depths of something.

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What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?

A) Mount Singabung B) Mount Merapi
C) Mount Rinjani D) Mount Agung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mount Singabung

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Which of the following telecommunication will acquire the business of Telenor India for an undisclosed sum in all seven circles?

A) BSNL B) Tata Docomo
C) Bharti Airtel D) MTS India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bharti Airtel

Explanation:

Bharti Airtel will acquire the business of Telenor India for an undisclosed sum in all seven circles Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam.
Note: Telenor India (formerly known as Uninor) was an Indian mobile network operator based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor Group, a telecommunication company headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

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Who among the following has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank of International Settlement (BIS)’?

A) Arvind Subramanian B) Amartya Sen
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Urjit Patel

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank ofInternational Settlement (BIS)’. The Advisory Board will comprise a small but diverse group of central bank Governors, heads of financial sector supervision and chairs of standard-setting bodies and regional supervisory groups.Note:The ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening their financial systems.

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