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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 each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To put a spoke in one's wheel

A) To repair one's cycle B) To hinder
C) To trip a rider D) To add an extra wheel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To hinder

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Which one of the following statements regarding freedom to manage religious affairs as per the Constitution of India is notcorrect?

 

A) Every religious denomination shall have the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion except some minor communities. B) Every religion or any section thereof shall have the right to own and acquire movable and Immovable property.
C) Every religious community has the right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purpose. D) Every community has the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Every religious denomination shall have the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion except some minor communities.

Explanation:

All  are  correct  except  A,  as  every religious denomination including minor communities shall have right to manage its own affairs.

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In the following questions, 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.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____ and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

that of our _____ and students

A) friends B) ideals
C) parents D)  teachers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  teachers

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Recently, RBI has declared that how much percentage of demonetized money was back? 

A) 79.30%  B) 93.30%
C) 88.30% D) 99.30%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 99.30%

Explanation:

As much as 99.3 per cent of the junked Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have returned to the banking system, the RBI said today, indicating that just a miniscule percentage of currency was left out of the system after the government's unprecedented note ban aimed at curbing black money and corruption. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has taken an awfully long time to count the currency that was returned in the limited period window provided by the government to exchange or deposit the demonetised currency, said in its Annual Report for 2017-18 that the exercise is finally over. 

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How much amount is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account? 

A)  Rs 5,000  B)  Rs 10,000 
C)  Rs 2,000  D)  Rs 15,000 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  Rs 10,000 

Explanation:

A bank account under financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) can be opened in any bank branch or business correspondent outlet. PMJDY is a government-run financial inclusion scheme aimed at ensuring access to services such as banking, savings, deposits, remittance, credit, insurance and pension at an affordable price. Bank accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme can be opened with zero balance. In other words, the account holder need not maintain any particular account balance to keep the account account. The government recently doubled the overdraft limit on Jan Dhan accounts. The overdraft limit of Jan Dhan accounts now stands at Rs 10,000, double than the previous limit of Rs 5,000, according to an official statement released last week. 

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
He had kept up his training regimen for a month.

A) Keeping up the training regimen had been done by him for a month. B) For a month he has had been keeping his training regimen.
C) He is training and this has been kept for a month. D) His training regimen had been kept up by him for a month.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) His training regimen had been kept up by him for a month.

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As per RBI Annual Report 2016-17, what is the estimated value of demonetised banknotes received?

A) ₹ 12.25 lakh crore B) ₹ 15.28 lakh crore
C) ₹ 19.48 lakh crore D) ₹ 13.35 lakh crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ₹ 15.28 lakh crore

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We, all of us, (are compromise) the moment we’re living in.

 

A) compromise B) compromising
C) is compromised D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) compromise

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