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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
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What is the mascot of Linux Operating System?

A) Bear B) Penguin
C) Lion D) Whale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Penguin

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Which of the following inert gases is placed in period 4 of the periodic table?

A) Kr B) Rn
C) Xe D) Ar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kr

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Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence of trough residence?

A) Burzahom B) Brahmagiri
C) Chirand D) Maski
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Burzahom

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The teacher said,"Tell me students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?"

 

A) The teacher asked the students what they learnt from the lectures that week. B) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they learnt from the lectures that week.
C) The teacher wanted to know what the students learnt from the lectures that week. D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.

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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 shoot the breeze

 

 

A) To do random acts hoping one will be successful B) To have a casual conversation
C) To release stomach gases D) To brag about some mild achievement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To have a casual conversation

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Which ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?

A) Devaraya II B) Krishna Deva Rai
C) Narsingh Raya D) Venkat II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Krishna Deva Rai

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Who coined the Chipko slogan "Ecology is Permanent Economy"?

A) Chan Prasad Bhatt B) Sundarlal Bahuguna
C) Shayam Prasad Bahuguna D) Bachni Devi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sundarlal Bahuguna

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

One who dies without will.

A) Abdicate B) Intestate
C) Fortunate D) Desperate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Intestate

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