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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?

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Select the antonym of
to remand

A) to filibuster B) to tarry
C) to expedite D) to adjourn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to expedite

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Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of

A) progesterone B) relaxin
C) FSH D) LH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) progesterone

Explanation:

The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is progesterone. Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of progesterone.

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Which of the following defines a genome?

A) Every human cell B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences
C) the complete set of an organism's polypeptides D) a karyotype
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word

Palliate

A) Accuse B) Relieve
C) Condemn D) Exacerbate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Relieve

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Which equation represents a neutralization reaction?

A) 2Al(OH)3(s) ---> Al2O3(s) + 3H2O(l) B) H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) ---> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)
C) 2H2(g) + O2(g) ---> 2H2O(l) D) H2CO3(aq) ---> CO2(g) + H2O(l)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) ---> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)

Explanation:

Here in the option B) H2SO4 - Sulfuric acid is reacting with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a base to produce a salt (Sodium Sulfate), and water (H2O). This is characteristic of of acid-base neutralization reactions.

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The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved expansion of "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" yojana for a pan India coverage from 2017-2018 to _____.

 

A) 2018-2019 B)  2019-2020
C) 2020-2021 D) 2021-2022
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  2019-2020

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Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems B) Speed up the technological application of scientific knowledge
C) Analyze genomes from different species. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems

Explanation:

An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts.

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