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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
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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The two day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ in UP organized by which ministry?

A) Ministry of Tribal Affaris B) Ministry of Culture
C) Ministry of Human Resource Development D) Ministry of Home Affairs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ministry of Culture

Explanation:

The two day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ in UP organized by Ministry of Culture.

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How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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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 the given question, an idiom/phrase highlighted in bold is given in a sentence. Choose the most suitable meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The teacher looked over my homework and found it very well put together.

A) Watched B) Pioneered
C) Suspected D) Belittleed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

 “Look over” means to examine something closely. The correct answer is option 5. Belittle means to undervalue someone or something. Pioneer means to introduce or start.

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Which Cricketer has scored highest number of runs in T20 Internationals?

A) David Warner B) Virat Kohli
C) Brendon McCullum D) Chris Gayle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brendon McCullum

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One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is

A) Australia B) Russia
C) Canada D) America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Canada

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Which of the following best describes capital punishment in Texas?

A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases B) The number of executions in Texas is double the number of executions in every other state combined
C) The number of prisoners executed in Texas has been slowly decreasing since the 1970s D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

He said to me, “I have often told you not to play in dark.”

 

A) He said to him that he shouldn’t play in dark. B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.
C) He asked him to not play in dark. D) He asked me that he had told me to not play in dark.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.

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