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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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  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
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Bacteria and archaea are similar in which of the following?

A) Plasma membrane ester linkage B) Possessing prokaryotic cells
C) Peptidoglycan cell walls D) Methionine as the start signal for protein synthesis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Possessing prokaryotic cells

Explanation:

Bacteria and archaea are similar in possessing prokaryotic cells.

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Q:

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different

A) numbers of neutrons B) numbers of electrons
C) numbers of protons D) atomic numbers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) numbers of neutrons

Explanation:

Isotopes are variations of an element that have the same charge as the original element, but a different mass, which is caused by either more/less neutrons in the nucleus.

 

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Q:

Which organization is an interest group?

A) The National Rifle Association B) The National Right to Life organization
C) The National Organization for Women D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

An interest group is an organization whose members share common concerns and try to influence government policies affecting those concerns. Interest groups are also known as lobbies.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

By 8.00 in the morning he wrote four letters to his friends.

A) had written B) had been writing
C) was writing D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had written

Explanation:

As the task was completed by 8 am the sentence is in past perfect tense, ‘had written’ will be the correct use.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.


Tongue-­in-­cheek

A) In an insincere way B) To praise wholeheartedly
C) A sensational news D) To say something hurtful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In an insincere way

Explanation:
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Q:

The hazardous component in most antifreeze is

A) Ethane alcohol B) Ethylene Glycol
C) Ehtylene D) Ethene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ethylene Glycol

Explanation:

Ethylene Glycol is an antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid and increases its boiling point. 

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Q:

The size of the pupil is controlled by the

A) Retina B) Iris
C) Cornea D) Lens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iris

Explanation:

The size of the pupil is controlled by the Iris when light enters the eye.

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Q:

What substance gives plants their green color?

A) Chloroform B) Chlorine
C) Chlorophyll D) Caustic soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chlorophyll

Explanation:

Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives pant leaves their green color.

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