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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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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

The Governor will _______ the oath of office to the thirty-five new ministers at 9.30 p.m. tomorrow.

A) confer B) present
C) execute D) administer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) confer

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Confermeans to bestow from a position of superiority. Present means a gift. Execute means to carry out fully. Administer means to manage or supervise the execution.

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Who has won the 2016 Men's Single title at US Open?

A) Novak Djokovic B) Rafael Nadal
C) Stan Wawrinka D) Andy Murray
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stan Wawrinka

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
“I‘m going to the gym now,” said Param.

A) Param said that he is going to the gym then. B) Param said that he has gone to the gym then.
C) Param said that he had gone to the gym then. D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.

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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 expressesthe same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Why do you waste money?

A) Why is money been wasted by you? B) Why has money been wasted by you?
C) Why is money wasted by you? D) Why is money being wasted by you?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Why is money wasted by you?

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Which of the following layers of the atmosphere makes Radio Communication possible?

A) Troposphere B) Thermosphere
C) Ionosphere D) Stratosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ionosphere

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How many Indian States and Union Territories share the Indian coastline?

A) 9 States and 5 Union Territories B) 12 States and 3 Union Territories
C) 7 States and 5 Union Territories D) 5 States and 3 Union Territories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9 States and 5 Union Territories

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Which of the following elements has a total of 3 shells with 8 electrons in the last orbit?

A) Ar B) P
C) S D) Al
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ar

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Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is in

A) Lucknow B) Noida
C) Vadodara D) Varanasi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Noida

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