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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
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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


The feminist criticism (has become) a political discourse; a critical and theoretical practice committed to the struggle against patriarchy and sexism.

A) have becoming B) has became
C) became D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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Select the antonym of

agonising

 

A) vehement B) fierce
C) excruciating D) cordial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cordial

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(which is sold) P (for its horn) Q (the Rhinoceros is hunted by poachers) R (at high prices) S

The correct sequence should be

A) S Q P R B) Q R S P
C) R Q P S D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) R Q P S

Explanation:

Since, the starting statement carries a subject; R will be the first statement. The next statement describes why are they hunted, so Q follows P, as it states that what is being done with the horns. S would be the concluding statement and thus form a coherent paragraph.

The correct formation would be, ‘The Rhinoceros is hunted by poachers for its horn which is sold at high prices.’

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Which of the following is not true about Frictional force?

 

A) Friction is the force which opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact B) The force of friction that acts when a body is moving (sliding) on a surface is called sliding friction
C) Friction in machines wastes energy and also causes wear and tear D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

There is

 

P : large quantum of pesticides sold

Q : to farmers today is spurious

R : worrying evidence that a

 

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

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I had (a few) eggs in the fridge, so we need to go to the market to buy them.

A) a little B) few
C) little D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) few

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Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:-

Insolent

A) Sullen B) Affable
C) Determined D) Rich
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Affable

Explanation:

Insolent means ill-manneredSullen means moodyAffable means good-naturedwhich is nearly opposite to InsolentDetermined means purposeful

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Select the antonym of

mandate

 

A) injunction B) behest
C) breach D) decree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) breach

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