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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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Paris is the Capital City of _______.

A) France B) Norway
C) Canada D) Greece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) France

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Anti-apartheid activist _______ was imprisoned for 27 years by the South African government in 1962.

A) Thabo Mbeki B) Kgalema Motlanthe
C) Nelson Mandela D) Evelyn Mase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nelson Mandela

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Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

A) Mercury B) Venus
C) Mars D) Saturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Saturn

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government for justice and support. B) B. The government is being banked upon by the deceased soldier’s family for justice and support.
C) C. For justice and support, the deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government. D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.

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Ans. D.
Solution: In the given sentences banking upon is the correct phrasal verb which means basing hopes on someone/something or depending on someone for something.
Option D is incorrect because the bank does not have any relevant meaning in the given context.

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Which of the following is NOT true about vascular system?

A) Life span of human RBC is 115-120 days. B) The vascular system forms about 7-8% of the body weight.
C) Blood is white or red vascular connective tissue. D) There is about 6.8 liters of blood in an adult person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blood is white or red vascular connective tissue.

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In 2017, which celebrity was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations in India to amplify awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Kabir Bedi
C) Manushi Chhillar D) Ashok Amritraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ashok Amritraj

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

In the entire

 

A : process of discoveries

B : and development, ethics

C : was exiled

 

A) CBA   B) ABC  
C) CAB   D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABC  

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

She ______ in a small European country.

 

A) nourished B) better
C) satisfied D) lived
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lived

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