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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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An example of longitudinal waves (in gas as a medium) is ______.

A) heat waves B) radio waves
C) electromagnetic waves D) sound waves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) sound waves

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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 baby really enjoys that music.

A) That music was really enjoyed by the baby. B) That music was really being enjoyed by the baby.
C) That music is really enjoyed by the baby. D) This music was really enjoyed by the baby.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) That music is really enjoyed by the baby.

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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.

 

A thorn in the flesh

A) A minor discomfort which is easily ignored. B) To fight despite being injured.
C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble. D) A person within close family whom you secretly hate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble.

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Who has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha ?

A) The Speaker B) The Prime Minister
C) The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs D) The President
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The President

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Government by Department of State

A) Bureaucracy B) Autocracy
C) Oligarchy D) Hierarchy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bureaucracy

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Which method will be employed to test the hardness of water?

A) Boiling B) Distillation
C) Formation of lather with soap D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Formation of lather with soap

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Which of the following is induced by Oncogene?

A) Polio B) Cancer
C) Diarrhoea D) Dengue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cancer

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Syngamy results information of 

A) haploid zygote B) diploid zygote
C) non-motile male gametes D) motile male gametes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diploid zygote

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Syngamy, also known as fertilisation occurs between the male and female gametes. Syngamy may occur either externally, outside the body of organisms or internally, inside the body. Syngamy leads to formation of a specialised cell called diploid zygote.

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