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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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Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

A) Its Headquarters is located in Kathmandu. B) China is the only country with an Observer status in SAARC.
C) The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka. D) The Eighteenth SAARC Summit was held in Nepal.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.

Explanation:

All  are  correct  except  3,  as  First SAARC    Summit    was    held    in Kathmandu

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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.
Couch potato

A) An old person who has old­fashioned ideas. B) A person who prefers to watch television.
C) A person who does not seem very friendly. D) Someone who stays calm and does not show their emotions.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A person who prefers to watch television.

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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.


Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
The very word "animal" can _____ the brutish and the sensual.

A) connote B) rectify
C) trouble D) understand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) connote

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Q:

Ajay Thakur is associated with which sport?

A) Hockey B) Cricket
C) Swimming D) Kabaddi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kabaddi

Explanation:

Ajay Thakur is associated with Kabaddi.

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Which of these languages is generally not spoken in Southern part of India?

A) Telugu B) Konkani
C) Maithili D) Malayalam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maithili

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Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?

A) Mughal Empire B) Maratha Empire
C) Gupta Empire D) Maurya Empire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gupta Empire

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Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Fluorine?

A) Sodium B) Beryllium
C) Nitrogen D) Boron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sodium

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What did J. B. Dunlop invent?

A) Pneumatic rubber tire B) Car Music System
C) Steering Wheel D) Diesel Engine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pneumatic rubber tire

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