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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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Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of

A) silica dust B) iron dust
C) zinc dust D) coal dust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iron dust

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Which one among the following components is used as an amplifying device?

A) Transformer B) Diode
C) Capacitor D) Transistor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Transistor

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Which of the following helped pottery flourish in Athens?

A) Athenians develoed a new, much faster potter's wheel B) They form a rough circular shape
C) As it is prone to cyclones D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Athenians develoed a new, much faster potter's wheel

Explanation:

Athenians develoed a new, much faster potter's wheel which helped pottery flourish in Athens.

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The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as?

A) Savanna B) Tundra
C) Siesman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Savanna

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The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as Savanna.

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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.

 

Back to the drawing board

 

A) A creative person will always find a solution to any problem.   B) An artist will express his feelings by drawing.  
C) It is better to work on a fanciful idea bound to fail than have no ideas at all.   D) Used to indicate that an idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Used to indicate that an idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) protubarance B) protuberanse
C) protubaranse D) protuberance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) protuberance

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Who Invented LED?

A) Nick Holonyak B) Elias Howe
C) Chuck Hull D) Christiaan Huygens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nick Holonyak

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

Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.

 

A) tragic B) fatal
C) catastrophic D) pathetic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) catastrophic

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