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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
  • All India Services:
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Before its Independence, Bangladesh was part of ___________.

A) India B) China
C) Pakistan D) United Kingdom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pakistan

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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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Accumulation of which one of the following in the leads to cramp?

A) Lactic acid B) Ethanol
C) Pyruvic acid D) Glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lactic acid

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Muscle cramping is a common problem encountered by athletes and non athletes alike. Defined as painful involuntary skeletal muscle contractions, cramps may be categorized as either non exercise related or exercise related. Traditionally, such cramping was believed to arise from dehydration, electrolyte imbalances (including magnesium, potassium and sodium),accumulation of lactic acid, or low cellular energy levels.

 

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

A system of religious belief; a faith

 

A) Nihilism B) Heresy  
C) Impiety   D) Creed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Creed

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An earthquake of magnitude _________________ on Richter scale has thousand times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

 

A) 5 B) 7
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

A better example is a person who (has been assigned) the duty of planting trees and watering them along an expressway.

 

A) have been assigned   B) have been assign
C) has been assign   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Q:

FERA stands for 

A) Foreign Exchange Regulation Agency B) Foreign Exchange Repulsive Agent
C) Foreign Expert Regulation Act D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

Explanation:

FERA stands for Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

 

  • It came into existence in 1973.
  • FERA lays emphasis on the regulation of currencies.

 

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Which of the following gases is liberated when Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate is heated?

A) Carbon Monoxide B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Oxygen D) Hydrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide

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