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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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Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ‘internal disturbance’ with the ‘armed rebellion’ to avoid its misuse by the government in power.

 

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Momentum is measured as the product of :

A) Mass and inertia B) Mass and force
C) Mass and velocity D) Mass and acceleration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mass and velocity

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Who is the author of the book 'The Association of Small Bombs', which is currently shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award?

A) Karan Mahajan B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Namitha Ghokale D) Arundathi Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chetan Bhagat

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

With bated breath

A) In dispute B) In anxiety
C) In full detail D) In happy mood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In anxiety

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___ a professional Tennis player, became the new goodwill ambassador for the UN Fund for children.

A) Sania Mirza B) Serena Williams
C) Roger Federer D) Novak Djokovic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Novak Djokovic

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The family said, "We were watching TV when we heard the news."

A) The family said that they had been watching TV when they had heard the news. B) The family said that they had been watching TV when they have had heard the news.
C) The family said that they have been watching TV when they had heard the news. D) The family said that they have been watching TV when they have had heard the news.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The family said that they had been watching TV when they had heard the news.

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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.

 

He explained that he knew the place well because he used to live there.

A) "I know the place well because I use to live here,"he explained. B) "I know the place well because I used to live here,"he explained.
C) "I knew the place because I used to live here,"he explained. D) "I have known the place well because I used to live here,"he explained.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) "I know the place well because I used to live here,"he explained.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

I (am always wondered) what it would be like to be inside a chocolate factory.

A) have always wonder B) have always wondering
C) have always wondered D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have always wondered

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