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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.


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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Where have you first met your husband?

A) had you first met B) did you first met
C) did you first meet D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) did you first meet

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

A) Upthrust B) Plunge
C) Submerge D) Capsize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Upthrust

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

A) pustule B) knurl
C) contusion D) tumour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) contusion

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In    the    elections    to    the    provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India

1.only  about  10  to  12  percent  of  the population had the right to vote

2.the untouchables had no right to vote

3.the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces

4.the  Muslim  League  won  more  than  80 percent   of   the   seats   reserved   for Muslims

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

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Provincial  elections  in  British  India (1937)  under  the  Government  of India Act 1935 were held in eleven provinces, including Madras, Bihar, Orissa.  Indian  National  Congress won   in   eight   of   the   provinces except  three  i.e.  Bengal,  Punjab, and  Sindh  and  won  an  absolute majority   in   five   out   of   eleven provinces.   The   All-India   Muslim League  won  106  seats  about  80% of total Muslim seats. Untouchables were allowed to  vote.  Around 30.1 million    people,    including    4.25 million  women,  had  the  right  to vote  which  was  12%of  the  total population

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For photoelectric effect to take place, the metal used as the cathode should have_________

A) high melting point B) low melting point
C) Low work function D) low resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Low work function

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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 frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use.

A) implied B) associated
C) designated D) extended
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) extended

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In autotrophic bacteria, where is chlorophyll located?

A) in the nucleoid B) in the infolded plasma membrane
C) in the ribosomes D) in chloroplast membranes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) in the infolded plasma membrane

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Debonair

 

A) Elegant B) Awkward
C) Clumsy D) Difficult
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elegant

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