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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.


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The Congress of Vienna led to revolts in France because

A) People want absolute Monarchy B) To prevent one ruler to take too much power
C) People do not want absolute Monarchy D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) People do not want absolute Monarchy

Explanation:

The Congress of Vienna in 1814 to 1815 led to revolts in France because many people do not want absolute Monarchy.

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The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on

A) advice of the prime minister B) recommendation of Lok Sabha
C) recommendation of the Rajya Sabha D) advice of the chief justice of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) advice of the prime minister

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

The punishment of being kept in school after hours.

A) Pretension B) Isolate
C) Detention D) Blender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Detention

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Who holds the record for most times for Oscar Noms?

A) Walt Disney B) James Cameron
C) Steven Spielberg D) Ridley Scott
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Walt Disney

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What two elements are used to make bronze?

A) Lead and copper B) copper and tin
C) Tin and lead D) copper and iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tin and lead

Explanation:

The two elements that are used to make bronze are tin and lead.

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The atomic mass of an element depends upon the

A) number of electrons B) number of protons
C) number of neutrons D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The atomic mass of an element depends upon the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in the atoms which make the elements.

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Whose part is the International Bureau of Education

A) UNESCO B) UNIDO
C) IMF D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) UNESCO

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Chronic drought and food insecurity plague Sahel, which is already one of the poorest in the world moreover the climate and geography of the region _______ regional communities to relative isolation.

a) Alleviates

b) Relegates

c) Downgrades

d) Transgresses

A) a-b B) b-c
C) b-d D) c-d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b-c

Explanation:

The sentence talks about “drought and food security” which has pestered the region and in addition to that the climate and geography has worsened the matter and forced them to come to isolation. “Relegate and downgrade” are the two words which means to move down to a lower position arethe most suitable word to be filled in the blank. “alleviates” which means to make less severe, will not complete the sentence sensibly. “Transgress” which means “to misbehave or to break the law” which does not fit in the context whatsoever.

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