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The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


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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.


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In which of the following, functional group isomerism is not possible?

 

A) Alcohols B) Aldehydes
C) Alkyl halides D) Cyanides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alkyl halides

Explanation:

The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are a group of chemical compounds derived from alkanes containing one or more halogens.Halogens can’t form more than one bond in the context of common organic compounds and can’t form multiple bonds to carbon.

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The Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (BBS) is located in which state  ?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Odisha D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haryana

Explanation:

The Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (BBS) is located in Jhajjar district, Haryana. It is home to many birds such as Blue Peafowl, Gray Francolin, Black Francolin, Shikra, Black Kite, Greater Coucal, White-throated Kingfisher, Coppersmith Barbet and Indian Roller. It is in news because the sanctuary will soon be developed as a beautiful tourist resort and the additional facilities to be provided to the tourists coming to this place would include arrangements for camping for night stay, beautification of the lake, and opening of dispensary for birds and the wild life.

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Battle of Gulnabad was led by Mahmud Hotaki and fought in the year ___.

 

A) 1770 B) 1722
C) 1712 D) 1702  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1722

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An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. Its image is formed at

 

A) a point beyond centre of curvature B) a point between focus and centre of curvature
C) the centre of curvature D) the focus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a point between focus and centre of curvature

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Which among the following is NOT a member of any of the two Houses of the Indian Parliament?

 

I. Prime Minister of India

II. Finance Minister of India

III. President of India

 

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Only III D) Both II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only III

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Q:

If V/I is a constant, it is called:

 

A) Potential difference B) Current
C) Coulomb D) Resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Resistance

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Q:

L-Dopa is used to treat

 

 

A) Pneumonia B) Alzheimer's disease
C) Parkinson's disease D) Breast cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parkinson's disease

Explanation:

L-Dopa is used to treat Parkinson's disease.

 

Parkinson's disease is a long-term, degenerative, neurological disease that causes a person to lose control over some body functions.

 

 

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The process of transferring of charge from a charged object to the earth is called ______________.

 

A) neutralisation B) negation
C) terraforming D) earthing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) earthing

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