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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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Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ___________

A) isohyets B) isotherms
C) isobars D) contours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) isohyets

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Ficus benghalensis is the scientific name of _______.

A) Banyan B) Pineapple
C) Babul D) Tulsi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Banyan

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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.
Not to mince matters

A) To be at ease B) To not confuse others
C) To not interfere in others affairs D) To speak out politely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To speak out politely

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Who is being awarded with Asian Award 2016 as the Chivas Social entrepreneur of the year?

A) Vikram Patel B) Shri Prakash Lohia
C) Rami Ranger D) Anil Agarwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vikram Patel

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Name the Indian paralympic high jumper who won gold at the Rio Paralympics. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.

A) Devendra Jhajharia B) Mariyappan Thangavelu
C) Narender Ranbir D) Varun Bhati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mariyappan Thangavelu

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A router is a networking device that forwards data packetsand is connected to two or more data lines from differentnetworks. Which among the following was the earliestdevice which had almost the same functionality as that of a router?

A) Interface Delay Device B) Interface Traffic Manager
C) Interface Routing Processor D) Interface Message Processor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Interface Message Processor

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The very first device that had fundamentally the samefunctionality as a router does today was the InterfaceMessage Processor (IMP); IMPs were the devices thatmade up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network

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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.

 

He was not ready ______ the promotion.

 

A) for B) in
C) of D) because
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Obstreperous

 

A) Noisy B) Quiet
C) Restrained D) Silent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Noisy

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