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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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Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Magnesium

A) Neon B) Fluorine
C) Sodium D) Aluminium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aluminium

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

 

the recently dead person in question

A) obliviate B) deceased
C) euthanized D) reposed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) deceased

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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 wet blanket

A) A safety net of precaution from fires. B) A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm.
C) An extremely uncomfortable place to sleep. D) A trick to shoo away unwelcome guests.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm.

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On 20 July 2017, Lok Sabha passed IIIT­PPP Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to allow 15 IIITs established on a PPP model to grant degrees. What does ‘PPP’ stand for?

A) Public Private Placement B) Public Private Partnership
C) Public Private Pickup D) Public Private Policy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Public Private Partnership

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Who is the author of 'Train to Pakistan'?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amish Tripathi
C) Ravinder Singh D) Khushwant Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Khushwant Singh

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Which layer of the earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

A) Troposphere B) Mesosphere
C) Ionosphere D) Stratosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stratosphere

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The land forms formed by wave erosion is

A) Spit B) Beach
C) Cave D) Barrier island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cave

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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.

To burn the midnight oil

A) When resources get finished half way B) To read or work late into the night
C) Value of a small lamp is most when it is the darkest D) To save some resources for the future
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To read or work late into the night

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