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

Sita(a) with all her sisters(b) were here(c). No error.(d)

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

Explanation:

‘Were’ needs to be replaced with ‘was’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. This is because, ‘If the subjects are joined by as well as, with, along with, together with, and not, in addition to, but, besides, except, rather than, accompanied by, like, unlike, no less than, nothing but, led by, headed by, guided by, controlled by, governed by,etc.. Then the verb will agree with the first subject’ Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘Sita with all her sisters was here’.

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

The Greek plays

 

P : maintain an extremely

Q : particularly the tragedies,

R : high intellectual level 

 

A) PQR B) RPQ
C) QRP D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QPR

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Q:

Which of the following is/are 'rain cloud'?

1. Cirrus
2. Nimbostratus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Altocumulus

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

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


Due to heavy monsoon showers, the water in the dam (rose another foot).

A) raised another foot B) raised by a feet.
C) had risen a foot D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Q:

Choose the word that best defines the given phrase

‘A style in which a writer makes a display of hisknowledge’

A) Verbose B) Pedantic
C) Ornate D) Pompous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Verbose

Explanation:

Verbose means using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Pedantic means excessively concerned with minor details or rules.

Ornate means elaborately or highly decorated.

Pompous means self-important

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I couldn't help but (had to cry) at his sad story.

A) cry B) cried
C) was crying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cry

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

 

BOTTOM : 85 : : DRUM : ?

 

A) 58 B) 54
C) 56 D) 59
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 56

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Q:

Which city of Israel has been recognized as its New Capital by the United States of America?

 

A) Jerusalem B) Haifa
C) Bersheba D) Tel Aviv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jerusalem

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