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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 India, the term ‘hot money’ is used to refer to 

 

A) Currency + Reserves with the RBI B) Net G D R
C) Net Foreign Direct Investment D) Foreign Portfolio Investment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Foreign Portfolio Investment

Explanation:

In fact, FPI is often referred to as “hot money” because of its tendency to flee at the first signs of trouble in an economy. These massive portfolio flows can exacerbate economic problems during periods of uncertainty.

 

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Q:

­ Select the synonym of

stumpy

A) rangy B) pudgy
C) lanky D)  lofty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) pudgy

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The few crowd (1)/ was not surprising (2)/ considering the publicity involved. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

There is also

P - ­drought, the
Q­ - the hope that after two years of
R­ - monsoon will be good in the coming fiscal

A) QPR B) RQP
C) PQR D) PRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QPR

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Q:

Select the antonym of

 

to wring

 

A) to gouge B) to untwist
C) to extort D) to choke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to untwist

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Q:

Select the antonym of

 

vigour

A) lethargy B) fettle
C) kilter D) robust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lethargy

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

North India

P : needs a more holistic solution

Q : to the toxic air that residents

R : breathe at the onset of winter

 

A) PRQ B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PQR

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

When I finished writing the letter,(a) I could not help admiring myself to have(b) achieved the impossible(c). No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) c

Explanation:

The modal ‘Could’ is used to express possibility. It is simply used to state one or more things that are possible or were possible in the past. In this statement, ‘to have achieved’ needs to be replaced with ‘for achieving’ to make the sentence correct. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘When I finished writing the letter, I could not help admiring myself for achieving the impossible’.

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