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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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Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?

A) It is a rain shadow area B) It is located parallel to wind direction
C) It is away from the coast D) Rain bearing clouds are absent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is a rain shadow area

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To draw the longbow

A) To nullify B) To exaggerate
C) To underrate D) To demarcate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To exaggerate

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Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?

A) Sal is found in moist deciduous forests. B) Casuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
C) Deodar is a coniferous species of tree. D) Shola forests are found mainlyon the upper reaches of Himalaya.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shola forests are found mainlyon the upper reaches of Himalaya.

Explanation:

The temperate forests are called Sholas in the Nilgiris, Anaimalai and Palani hills.Moist deciduous forests: Major Species: Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, kusum, and sandalwood etc. are the main species of these forests.

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The Jazz age occurred during which decade

A) 1910 - 1920 B) 1920 - 1930
C) 1930 - 1940 D) 1900 - 1910
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1920 - 1930

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Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities in the early 20th century. The Jazz age occurred during 1920 - 1930 i.e, started post-World War 1 movement and ended with the Great Depression in 1929. It was the age in which jazz music and dance emerged.

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What relationship exists between an enzyme and a catalyst?

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An enzyme is a variety of catalyst and is the relation between tham. A catalyst is a chemical that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed by the reaction.


 

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A decline in disposable income means

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Disposable income is the amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for.


A decline in disposable income means a movement down along an economy's consumption schedule.

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Meiosis ii is similar to mitosis in that

A) the daughter cells are diploid B) sister chromatids separate during anaphase
C) DNA replicates before the division D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DNA replicates before the division

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The path of a projectile is called its ______.

A) Altitude B) Range
C) Trajectory D) Flight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Trajectory

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