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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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The Union Home Ministry will set up an Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C), an apex coordination centre at which place to deal with cybercrimes?

 

A) Hyderabad B) Pune
C) Bengaluru D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New Delhi

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In October 2017, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) relaxed norms for information utilities. Listed Indian companies can now hold ______ of the paid-up equity share capital or total voting power rights in such firms.

 

A) 80% B) 90%
C) 100% D) 50%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100%

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Hybrid zones provide an opportunity to investigate

A) Reproductive isolation B) Speciation
C) Both 1 & 2 D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 & 2

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Hybrid zones are geographical areas where two interbreeding groups of genetically unique organisms meet. Hybrid zones provide an opportunity to investigate Reproductive isolation and Speciation.

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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.

 

Many firms fail because when they begin (1)/ exporting, they have not research the (2)/ target markets or have not planned enough. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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Recession is ___________.

A) reduction in production and employment for want of sufficient demand for goods B) rise in the cost of production, especially because of wage increase
C) increase in money supply without a matching increase in production D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) reduction in production and employment for want of sufficient demand for goods

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On 2 January 2018, who launched the ‘NARI’ portal in New Delhi to provide important information about Government schemes?

 

A) Sushma Swaraj B) Maneka Gandhi
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Anupriya Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maneka Gandhi

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India shares water border with ___ countries.

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Seven
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seven

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India's maritime boundaries are shared with seven countries — Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

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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.

 

Ring fencing

 

A) The place where the sport of fencing is played by two opponents.   B) Doubly protecting your assets.  
C) Guarantee that funds allocated for a particular purpose will not be spent on anything else.     D) Be ready to fight for what is your right.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Guarantee that funds allocated for a particular purpose will not be spent on anything else.    

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