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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?

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Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Iodine

A) Silver B) Bromine
C) Platinum D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Platinum

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A thing no longer in use

A) Illusion B) Illegal
C) Obsolete D) Historic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Obsolete

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What was true about the 1892, Homestead strike?

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The Homestead Strike was when, in 1892, Andrew Carnegie reduced wages at his steel mills in Homestead, Pennsylvania and the union workers refused to accept the cut. The company locked out the union workers and hired nonunion labor and 300 armed guards. The locked out workers gathered weapons and , on July 6, a battle broke out killing ten people.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

An instrument for measuring pressure of gases

A) barometer B) anemometer
C) micrometer D) manometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) manometer

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Why does a cannon recoil after firing ?

A) Conservation of energy B) Backward thrust of gases produced
C) Newton's third law of motion D) Newton's first law of motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton's third law of motion

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Posterior

A) Anterior B) Antecedent
C) Dorsal D) Former
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dorsal

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

The absence of zebra

A-to the life and person

B-of citizens in most cities

C-crossings has become a threat

A) BCA B) BAC
C) CAB D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CAB

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India is the ______ largest country in the world.

A) 3rd B) 5th
C) 7th D) 9th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7th

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