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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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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I had not completed my project so I thought I was (done with) when the manager asked me to hand it in.

A) done for B) done in
C) done on D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) done for

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The modes of action are _____ in science and religion. Science relies on experiment, whereas religion is based on experience. Any religious _____ whether it is Christ’s or Ramakrishna’s is personal and _____ . Science, on the other hand is marked by objectivity. Theory has to be corroborated by _____ proof providing material comforts. The frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use.

The modes of action are _____ in science and religion.

A) similar B) different
C) equal D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) different

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In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. The first segment is fixed, rearrange the other segments to form a coherent statement.

The federation was keen on maintaining an/ exclusive membership profile and thus introduced (P)/ segregational policies adopted by premier organizations (Q)/ an invite- only policy for the new entrants (R)/ causing a sudden outcry against the (S)

A) PRSQ B) SRPQ
C) PQRS D) QSRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PRSQ

Explanation:

'an' at the end of the first fixed segment indicates that Q, R and S can't follow the first segment. This leaves us with only one choice i.e. P. This eliminates options 2, 4, and 5.

There are only two such options: option A1and 3. Option 3 can be eliminated since part S ends with 'the' which can't be used as the end of the master statement. Hence, the correct sequence is PRSQ

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Q:

Which Indian armed force has conducted ‘Exercise Topchi 2019’?

A) Indian Army B) Indian Air Force
C) Indian Coast Guard D) Indian Navy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indian Army

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Q:

A sales tax is a type of

A) aggressive B) regressive
C) both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) regressive

Explanation:

Sales tax is an additional amount of money you pay based on a percentage of the selling price of goods and services that are purchased.

 

For example, if you purchase a new laptop Rs. 40000 and live in an area where the sales tax is 6%, you would pay Rs.2400 in sales tax.

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Who is the first Chief Justice of the newly formed Telangana High Court?

A) Praveen Kumar B) Ranjan Gogoi
C) V.K. Tahilramani D) T.B.N Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) T.B.N Radhakrishnan

Explanation:

Justice T.B.N Radhakrishnan is the first Chief Justice of the newly formed Telangana High Court.

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Which receptors adapt most slowly?

A) touch receptors B) smell receptor
C) pressure receptors D) nociceptors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nociceptors

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Q:

National income accountants can avoid multiple counting by

A) subtracting NDP from GDP B) add exports, but subtract imports
C) only counting final goods D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) only counting final goods

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