Sawaal
  • Home/
  • General Knowledge

General Knowledge Questions

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:
  • Group 'A' Services:
  • Group 'B' Services:
Popular Latest Rated
Q:

Planets do not twinkle because

A) Far distance B) Total internal reflection
C) Refraction D) Near distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Near distance

Explanation:

Stars twinkle because they’re so far away from Earth that when light from the stars passes through the atmosphere, it is bent countless times due to refraction, making it look like as if they were blinking. The sun and other planets doesn’t twinkle because it’s too close to Earth compared to other stars.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

3 3620
Q:

A person who believes in fate

A) Predestinarianist B) Determinist
C) Fatalist D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A person who believes in fate is called as Fatalist or also called as Determinist or Predestinarianist.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE , TOEFL
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO , IT Trainer

1 3617
Q:

What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?

A) Octave B) Pentagon
C) Hexane D) Quadrapul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Octave

Explanation:

Italian sonnets have 14 lines and are written in iambic pentameter. They are divided into two sections: the octave and the sestet. The octave of an Italian sonnet consists of the first eight lines of the poem. It follows an ABBAABBA rhyme pattern.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GRE , TOEFL
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO , Database Administration , IT Trainer

1 3617
Q:

Carbon monoxide is a common atmospheric pollutant.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Carbon monoxide is a common atmospheric pollutant in the world which is produced in combustion process in automobiles and industries. It has no smell and cannot be seen.

Report Error

View Answer Workspace Report Error Discuss

Subject: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 3615
Q:

Identify the sentence using active voice.

A) Naveen changed the car tire B) That movie was seen by Sarala
C) The money was withdrawn by Rahul D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Naveen changed the car tire

Explanation:

Active voice is used when the subject performs the action stated by the verb.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 3614
Q:

Which one of the following is the Highest Award in India ?

A) Bharat Ratna B) Padma Bushan
C) Khel Ratna D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bharat Ratna

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Honours and Awards
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

3 3614
Q:

Which of the following is a film directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Das Gupta

A) Krantiveer B) Mohra
C) Character D) 1942 - A Love Story
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Krantiveer

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Books and Authors

2 3614
Q:

Wellness is a continuum which means

A) each of the dimensions of health are interrelated B) wellness can be achieved with concentration
C) personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good D) people must always cope with low levels of wellness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good

Explanation:

Wellness is a continuum which means personal wellness can vary between very poor and very good.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GRE , TOEFL
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO , IT Trainer

3 3613