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

 

Farcical

 

A) Serious   B) Absurd
C) Analytical D) Lame
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Absurd

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Which compound is formed when a Magnesium ribbon is burnt in air?

A) Magnesium Nitrate B) Magnesium Carbonate
C) Magnesium Oxide D) Magnesium Nitride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magnesium Oxide

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Who is the current director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's foreign intelligence service?

A) Kiran Bedi B) Anil Kumar Dhasmana
C) Dineshwar Sharma D) Ajit Doval
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anil Kumar Dhasmana

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Who among the following is considered as a political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Rajya Sabha is assisted by the Secretary­General, who holds the rank equivalent to?

A) Cabinet Minister of the Government of India B) Member of Parliament
C) Member of Legislature D) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India

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Humayun (1530–1540 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Mughal
C) Maurya D) Haryanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mughal

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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.

 

“I will make for you the best rice you have ever had,” said the chef.

A) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever had. B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.
C) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever have. D) The chef tells that he would make for him the best rice he has ever had.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.

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Who appoints the members of the State Public Service Commission ?

A) Chief Minister B) Governor
C) Chief Justice D) Vice President
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Governor

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