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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______.

A) Bhoodan Movement B) Rowlatt Satyagraha
C) Bardoli Satyagraha D) Swadeshi Movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bardoli Satyagraha

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To draw the longbow

A) To nullify B) To exaggerate
C) To underrate D) To demarcate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To exaggerate

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A market is said to be in equilibrium when

A) There is downward pressure on price B) The amount consumers wish to buy at the current price equals the amount producers wish to sell at that price
C) All buyers are able to find sellers willing to sell to them at the current price D) Supply equals demand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Supply equals demand

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A market is said to be in equilibrium when market demand is equal to market Supply.

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Performance goals are used to

A) measure productivity B) determine a worker's attitude
C) measure effectiveness, but not efficiency D) communicate nonverbally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) measure productivity

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Performance goals are used to measure productivity.

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

Phonetic

A) Mute B) Reticent
C) Silent D) Spoken
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spoken

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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 following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The police arrested him on suspicion.

A) Arresting him on suspicion has been done by the police. B) On suspicion the police had been arresting him.
C) He was arrested on suspicion by the police. D) He has had been arrested on suspicion by the police.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He was arrested on suspicion by the police.

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

Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority.

A) Clung B) Hung
C) Pung D) Dung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hung

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