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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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  • Railway Examinations
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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
 
She does not agree, and ______ does Anita

A)

also

 B)

even
C)

neither

 D)

so
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)

neither



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Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because

A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation B) English laws restricted which crops farmers could plant
C) English investors promoted manufacturing over farming D) foreign plants soon grew out of control in the American soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation

Explanation:

Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.

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Q:

An atom that loses or gains electrons is called

A) Proton B) Ion
C) Isotope D) Neutron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ion

Explanation:

An atom that loses or gains electrons is called as ion. Gaining of electron is negative charge and is called as Anion and lossing of eectron is called Cation.

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What was the city of Timbuktu best known for?

A) Trade B) Gold
C) Diamonds D) Tea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trade

Explanation:

The great Sahara Desert created an opportunity for wealth by trading to peoples who live in and around the region. The city of Timbuktu was built as a result of this trade.

 

Hundreds of years ago, salt was a very valuable commodity. It was valued for its taste as well as its ability to preserve food. One of the most productive areas for producing salt was the Sahara Desert, and the city of Timbuktu was built to capitalize upon this trade.

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The main body of the United Nation organization is the 

A) Trusteeship Council B) General Assembly
C) Security Council D) Secretariat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) General Assembly

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(Hardly nothing) was offered to the victims of the earthquake.

A) Hardly something B) Hardly anything
C) Hardly little D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hardly anything

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Q:

Gametes are produced by the process of

A) Mitosis B) Meiosis
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Meiosis

Explanation:

A gametes are haploid cells as they have only one set of chromosomes. Meiosis is a process of cellular reproduction in which both male and female gametes are formed. During meiosis, the DNA is only replicated or copied one time.

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Something that saves your money is

A) Cost-effective B) Economical
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Something that saves your money is cost-effective and is also called as economical.

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