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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?

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  • Railway Examinations
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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error,select 'No Error'.

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars as to low (1)/ atmospheric pressure, which is less than 1% of Earth's, (2)/ except at the lowest elevations for short periods. (3)/ No error (4).

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

A) This takes us back to John Stuart Mill, the great nineteenth-century economist and philosopher, who believed that nobody can be a good economist if he or she is just an economist. B) To be sure, most academic disciplines have become highly specialized since Mill’s day; and, since the collapse of theology,
C) no field of study has aimed to understand the human condition as a whole. D) The life insurance industry has been destroyed by high and uncertain inflation as well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The life insurance industry has been destroyed by high and uncertain inflation as well.

Explanation:

All statements except ‘D’ are based on the economists versus the economy, while sentence D talks about 'The Destructive Power of Inflation'.

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Which of the following Newton's laws of motion can explain why a ball thrown at a wall rebounds?

A) 1st law of motion B) 2nd law of motion
C) 3rd law of motion D) Neither of the laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3rd law of motion

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Golconda Fort was built during ___.

A) Vijayanagara Empire B) Qutb Shahi dynasty
C) Satavahana dynasty D) Hoysala Dynasty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Qutb Shahi dynasty

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According to the Constitution, the ratio between the length and breadth of the national tricolor should be

A) 3 : 2 B) 3 : 1
C) 2 : 1 D) 4 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 : 2

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'Group of Monuments' at Mahabalipuram one of the 'UNESCO World Heritage Site' founded by the Pallava Kings is in ____ district of ____.

A) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu B) Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
C) Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu D) Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu

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Under which Article of Indian Constitution an emergency can be declared on the grounds of war, or external aggression or armed rebellion?

 

A) Article 348 B) Article 352
C) Article 356 D) Article 360  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 352

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The annual award of 'Gandhi Peace Prize' is given to

A) Individuals only B) Institutions only
C) Individuals and institutions D) Group of institutions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Individuals and institutions

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