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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
  • All India Services:
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Ecstasy B) Profecient
C) Sacrifice D) Temporary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Profecient

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Which of the following is responsible for giving colour to human skin?

A) Luciferin B) Haemoglobin
C) Flavonoids D) Melanin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Melanin

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Which Indian state has the longest Coastline?

A) Kerala B) Gujarat
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gujarat

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Who is the only Indian cricketer to have received the Polly Umrigar award 3 times?

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Virender Sehwag
C) Virat Kohli D) Ravichandran Ashwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virat Kohli

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What is the slowdown in the rate of increase of prices of goods & services in National GDP over time called?

A) Deflation B) Disinflation
C) Inflation D) Reflation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Disinflation

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In the rate ofinflation, disinflation is a decrease –in a nation'sgross domestic productover time, a slowdown in the rate of increase of the generalprice levelof goods and services. It is the opposite ofreflation. When the increase in the “consumer price level” it occurs disinflation and slows down from the previous period when the prices were rising.

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Which of the following does not motivate entrepreneurs?

A) Security B) Profit
C) Freedom D) Innovation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Security

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Security in a business does not motivate entrepreneurs. An entrepreneurs primary motivation to start a business is to be independent.

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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.

 

A hater of woman.

 

A) Monarchist B) Misanthrope
C) Philanderer D) Misogynist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Misogynist

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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 dramatic entertainment, in which performers express through gestures

A) mimicry B) ham
C) pantomime D) depiction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pantomime

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