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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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What was USA's rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?

A) 1 B) 10
C) 100 D) 200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by ­

A) Warren Hastings B) Sir William Jones
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Macaulay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir William Jones

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Bacteria was discovered by

A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek B) Belarus
C) Hugo de Vries D) Robert Brown
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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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.

Cut to the chase

A) Come to the point. B) To run after somebody.
C) To cut out the important bits of information. D) To take a short cut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Come to the point.

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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.
Get up on the wrong side of the bed

A) Make a wrong decision and regret it for the rest of the life B) Start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long
C) Have a sleepless night especially due to worries D) Suffer an uncomfortable stay at an unfamiliar place
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long

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David Warner plays cricket for which country?

A) England B) New Zealand
C) Australia D) Sri Lanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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A) Mineral B) Tribe
C) Grass D) Town
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grass

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Anions are formed by _____.

A) losing of electrons B) gaining of electrons
C) gaining of neutrons D) losing of neutrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) gaining of electrons

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