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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.


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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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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Do your best and we'll back you ______ .

A) on B) in
C) out D) up
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) up

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Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid?

A) Phenol B) Hydroxide
C) Sulphuric Acid D) Ethanol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Phenol

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Which  of  the  following  statements  is/are correct   regarding   the   Preamble   of   the Indian Constitution?

1.The    Preamble    by    itself    is    not enforceable in a Court of Law.

2.The   preamble   states   the   objectives which    the    Constitution    seeks    to establish and promote.

3.The Preamble indicates the source from which   the   Constitution   derives   its authority.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

All  are  correct.  Preamble  is  non-justiciable    in    nature    i.e.    its provisions  are  not  enforceable  in court of  law.  Preamble  is  neither  a source of power to legislature nor a prohibition   upon the   powers   of legislature.

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1 1798
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Who was the Governor-General of India duringthe‘Sepoy Mutiny’?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Harding
C) Lord Canning D) Lord Lytton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Canning

Explanation:

Lord Canning (1856-1862) was the Governor-General during the mutiny of 1857 (India’s first war of independence). After war he was made first Viceroy of India.

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The capital of Sweden is

A) Bern B) Helsinki
C) Copenhagen D) Stockholm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stockholm

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2 1798
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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

She threw me into a ditch.

 

A) I was threw. B) I am threw by her into a ditch.
C) I was thrown into a ditch by her. D) I was thrown into a ditch.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I was thrown into a ditch by her.

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Which was the first garden­-tomb in the Indian subcontinent?

A) Tomb of Jahangir B) Humayun's Tomb
C) Taj Mahal D) Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humayun's Tomb

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

Incapacitate

A) Cripple B) Facilitate
C) Maim D) Immobilize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Facilitate

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