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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
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Who is known as the Father of Geometry?

A) Aryabhata B) Thales of Miletus
C) Pythagoras of Samos D) Euclid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euclid

Explanation:

Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.

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Which is the fourth planet from the sun ?

A) Mercury B) Mars
C) Jupiter D) Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mars

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The abundance of which type of mangrove tree has lent its name to the saltwater swamp which forms in the lower part of the Ganges delta?

Answer

Sundari

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India's rank in the State of World's Mothers Index 2014

Answer

137

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Q:

Which of these lines contains a metaphor?

A) You light up my life. B) She was fishing for compliments.
C) He broke my heart. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.

 

In all the given options we have Metaphors.

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Q:

What does preceded in death mean?

Answer

We know that, preceeded means to come before. 


Hence, the given sentence, preceded in death means that person had died before this person.


 


For example :: Rahul preceeded Ravi in death, means Rahul died before Ravi.

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Q:

The animal having longest life span?

Answer

Tortoise

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Q:

Plants are green because they

A) Refract green light B) Absorbs green light
C) Reflects green light D) Do not absorb ultra violet light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reflects green light

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