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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.


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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about   the   All India   Depressed   Classes Association is not correct?

A) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M.   C.   Rajah   as   its   first   elected President. B) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes Association was not attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926
C) Ambedkar  resigned  from  the  All  India Depressed   Classes   Association   and formed  his  own  All  India  Depressed Classes Congress in 1930. D) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes association   favoured   Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ambedkar  resigned  from  the  All  India Depressed   Classes   Association   and formed  his  own  All  India  Depressed Classes Congress in 1930.

Explanation:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar never resigned from All India Depressed class association.
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Which of the following country has co-sponsored 'Cobra Gold' – an annual multilateral military exercise along with Thailand?

A) India B) Indonesia
C) USA D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) USA

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.


Go north-east across the mountains till you will reach an island.

A) reached B) reach
C) have reached D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach

Explanation:

The use of will is redundant. The main verb is ‘Go’, till you reach is used to denote time. Further, the event will be completed in future but both other options are in past tense.

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In the following question, 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.
Riya _____ her matriculation examination in 2016.

A) completed B) passed
C) obtained D) gathered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) passed

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What is the SI unit of Force?

A) Pascal B) Boyle
C) Newton D) Watt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My friend said to me, "I am willing to help you on a condition."

A) My friend said to me that he is willing to help me on a condition. B) My friend said to me that he has had been willing to help me on a condition.
C) My friend said to me that he has been willing to help me on a condition. D) My friend said to me that he was willing to help me on a condition.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My friend said to me that he was willing to help me on a condition.

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Polyploidy arises due to change in the

A) number of chromatids B) structure of genes
C) number of chromosomes D) structure of chromosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) number of chromosomes

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According to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) GSTBill 2014, which of the following is exempted from itspurview?

A) Tobacco Products B) Alcohol
C) Steel D) Jute Products
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alcohol

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