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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 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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What is a bank rate?

A) Rate at which Central bank of a country advances loans to other banks in the country B) Rate at which banks advance loans to the customers
C) Rate at which banks lend among themselves D) Rate at which banks lend to money lenders
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rate at which Central bank of a country advances loans to other banks in the country

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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 byselecting the appropriate option.

Being linked with nature brings joy and peace as it is the ______ of the laws of Nature.

A) dissent B) refusal
C) acknowledgement D) sustenance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) acknowledgement

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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.
The girl said to her partner, "You will have to dance better than this tomorrow."

A) The girl said to her partner that he will have to dance better than that the day after. B) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than this the day after.
C) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than that the day after. D) The girl said to her partner that he will have to dance better than this the day after.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The girl said to her partner that he would have to dance better than that the day after.

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When electricity is passed through an aqueous solution of Sodium Chloride (brine), it decomposes to form.

 

A) NaOH + H2 + Cl2 B) NaOH + H2 + O2
C) NaOH + HCl + H2 D) NaOH + H2 + N2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) NaOH + H2 + Cl2

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R. Ashwin of India became the quickest bowler to reach 300 test wickets in just 54 tests. Where was this historic test played?

 

A) Delhi B) Kolkata
C) Nagpur D) Kanpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nagpur

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Who is the newly appointed Foreign Secretary of India who took charge in early 2018?

A) Vijay Keshav Gokhale B) Usha Rani
C) Nitin Kumar Yadav D) Rajni Sekhri Sibal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vijay Keshav Gokhale

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'Freedom Trail' is a 2.5 mile long passage that offers a rich insight into the American Revolution. In which US city would you find this famous and historic trail?

A) Boston B) Memphis
C) Denver D) Connecticut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Boston

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