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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
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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

When the prodigal son returned home, his father welcomed him (with open hands).

 

A) with open hearts B) with open mind
C) with open arms D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with open arms

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

She told her teacher that she (a)could not be able to attend the class the (b)am previous day because of heavy rains.(c)No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b

Explanation:

The phrase ‘could not be able’ needs to be replaced with ‘was not able’ to make the sentence correct. As the action has already taken place so use of modal is incorrect. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘She told her teacher that she was not able to attend the class the previous day because of heavy rains’.

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In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“ESTRANGE”

A) Endanger B) To become puzzling
C) Miscalculate D) Alienate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Alienate

Explanation:

ESTRANGE means cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone. Alienate also means same - make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Echolocating bats

P : emit sounds in patterns that

Q : and constant-frequency (CF) signals

R : contain both frequency modulated (FM)

 

A) RPQ B) PRQ
C) RQP D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PRQ

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Choose the antonym of

 

stun

 

A) petrify B) calm
C) flabbergast D) stupefy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) calm

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Select the antonym of

jaunt

A) halt B) excursion
C) stroll D) ramble
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) halt

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Select the antonym of

virtuous

A) vile B) chaste
C) kosher D) celibate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) vile

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Select the synonym of

proximity

A) futile B) preposterous
C) absurd D) imminent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) imminent

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