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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?

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Select the synonym of

carnal

A) chaste B) sensual
C) decent D) spiritual
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sensual

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Select the antonym of

feign

A) bluff B) affect
C) act D) fact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fact

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Select the antonym of

avid

A) apathetic B) desirous
C) devoted D) fanatical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) apathetic

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Select the synonym of

incinerate

A) parch B) moderate
C) ignite D) quench
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ignite

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Elections globally
P-dominated by numbers, percentages
Q-and tallies
R-can be dry affairs

A) RQP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQ

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

All tyrants realize that,
P-victims, there is sure to be one who
Q-rises against them and strikes back!'
R-one day, amongst their many

A) RQP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQ

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

She has not been well (for the past) few months

A) since the past B) for past
C) since the last D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Which of the following statements about the philosopher Shankara is/are true?

1.Shankara espoused a form of Vedanta called Advaita.

2.He elaborated on the philosophy of Gaudapada.

3.Shankara tried to demonstrate that the Upanishads and Brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.

4.Shankara founded the Amanaya Mathas.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

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Adi Shankara or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and the ologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. It is with his teacher Govinda, that Shankara studied Gaudapadiya Karika, as Govinda was himself taught by Gaudapada.

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