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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
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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

They told me that they had build a new house.

A) have built B) have build
C) had built D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) had built

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Equivalent units of production are equal to

A) number of whole units that could have been completed if all work of the period had been used to produce whole units B) identifiable units existing at the end of the period in a production department
C) units completed by a production department in the period D) number of units worked on during the period by a production department
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) number of whole units that could have been completed if all work of the period had been used to produce whole units

Explanation:

Equivalent units of production are equal to number of whole units that could have been completed if all work of the period had been used to produce whole units.

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The first history book was written by

A) Thucidides B) Aristotle
C) Herodotus D) Euclid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herodotus

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The first history book was written by Herodotus around 5th century B.C.

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

 

The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

 

A) Buoy B) Spur
C) Deterrence D) Exhilarate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deterrence

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

 

An urgent need or demand

 

A) Vindication B) Satiety
C) Redress D) Exigency
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Exigency

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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.

 

Come true

 

A) Pray hard for your wishes. B) To happen in the way you had hoped.
C) Day dream about success. D) Be finally proved that you were right.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To happen in the way you had hoped.

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

 

The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state.

 

A) Wanton B) Brazen
C) Flagrant D) Samizdat  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Samizdat  

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The two children were(A)/identical except for(B)/the colour for their eyes.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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