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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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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'.

 

She is walking (1)/ in the park (2)/ since morning. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), the terms Mangifera, Solanum and Panthera represent the higher level of?

A) Taxon B) Taxonomic Hierarchy
C) Specific Epithet D) Binomial Nomenclature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Taxon

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Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu ?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Rajendra Prasad D) Mahatma Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

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The eminent Saint Vallabhacharya was associated with which of the following branches?

A) Gyanashrayi B) Krishnashrayi
C) Premashrayi D) Ramashrayi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Krishnashrayi

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The mobile phones have made digital cameras a little (superfluous) in today's world.

A) extinct B) obsolete
C) redundant D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) obsolete

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Patagonia is well suited for what kind of agricultural activity?

A) raising sheep B) cultivating coffee
C) growing bananas D) grazing cattle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) raising sheep

Explanation:

Patagonia is well suited for raising sheep. Patagonia is a region in South America comprises the southern section of the Andes mountains and the deserts, pampas and grasslands to the east.

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Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

A) Lord Dufferin B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Lansdowne D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Lytton

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Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?

A) Carbonyl and amine B) Ketone and amine
C) Amine and carboxyl D) Aldehyde and amine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amine and carboxyl

Explanation:

The two functional groups Amine and carboxyl groups are always found in amino acids.

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