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

Since I forgot about Jeetu’s birthday last week, I will send him a _____________ greeting today.

A) belated B) timely
C) unpunctual D) tardy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) belated

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Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?

A) Coimbatore B) Salem
C) Thanjavur D) Madurai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coimbatore

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Which of the following monuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?

A) Alai Minar B) Charminar
C) Fateh Burj D) Qutub Minar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charminar

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_________is a depiction of the Hindu God Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance called Tandavam.

A) Murugan B) Nataraja
C) Vishnu D) Venkateshwar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nataraja

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Gugga Naumi is a religious festival in connection with snake­worship. This festival is of which state?

A) Haryana B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Haryana

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Q:

Who Invented Electric Stove?

A) Lloyd Groff Copeman B) Bartolomeo Cristofori
C) Leonardo da Vinci D) Philip Diehl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lloyd Groff Copeman

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The flood destroyed the whole town.

 

A) The whole town was destroyed by the flood. B) The whole town had been destroyed by the flood.
C) The whole town has been destroyed by the flood. D) The whole town has had been destroyed by the flood.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The whole town was destroyed by the flood.

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The soil found in the Eastern and Western coasts of India is _____.

A) Red Rocky B) Laterite
C) Black Cotton D) Alluvial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Black Cotton

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