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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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Which drug is used as an Anti-Histamine?

A) Fexofenadine B) Ranitidine
C) Promethazine D) Ibuprofen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Promethazine

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97% of the total debt of all state power distribution companies has been covered till June 2017 under the ‘UDAY’ scheme. What does ‘D’ standfor in ‘UDAY’?

A) Debt B) DISCOM
C) Distribution D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DISCOM

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Molybdenite is an ore/mineral of

A) Molybdenum B) Nickel
C) Silver D) Tin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Molybdenum

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Carry the can

A) To listen to something with considerable doubt B) To be impatient
C) To be in touch D) To take the responsibility of some misdemeanor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To take the responsibility of some misdemeanor

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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.

 

I can't stand on my head because I am not well."

A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. B) He said that he can't stand on his head because he was not well.
C) He told that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. D) He declared that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

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__________ was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a part of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.

A) Sukanya Samridhi Account B) Bal Swachta Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana D) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sukanya Samridhi Account

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Abeyance

A) Dormancy B) Quiescence
C) Latency D) Continuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Continuation

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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.

Consensus

A) Accord B) Discord
C) Consent D) Unity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Discord

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