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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.


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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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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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There are two elements-calcium (atomic number 20) and argon (atomic number 18). The mass number of both the elements is 40. They are therefore known as

A) isotones B) isochores
C) isobars D) isotopes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) isobars

Explanation:

Isotopes-These  are  atoms  of  the elements  having  the  same  atomic number but different mass number.,  Isobars-These  are atoms of same mass number but different atomic  number.,  Isotones-These are  atoms  of  different  elements having same number of neutrons.

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A radio-active substance has a half life of six months. Three-fourth of the substance will decay in ______.

A) Six months B) Ten months
C) Twelve Months D) Twenty four months
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Twelve Months

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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A) Acceleration B) Electric current
C) Force D) Velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electric current

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Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is 

A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army B) a battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles
C) the name of the Armed Police of the State of Jammu and Kashmir D) a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

Explanation:

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is a truly historic Indian Regiment raised by Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of the Dogra Kingdom in 1820. Amongst all the princely State Forces of India, it was the only one to be absorbed into the Indian Army as a separate Regiment and did not lose its entity by merger into the existing Regiments of the Army.

 

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The force that a neutron exerts on a proton inside an atom is:

A) Tidal force B) Gravitational force
C) Electrostatic force D) Nuclear force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nuclear force

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Where will be 5th International conference on human excellence on Yoga (2019) was held?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Chandigarh
C) New Delhi D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uttarakhand

Explanation:

5th International conference on human excellence on Yoga (2019) was held in Uttarakhand.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My friend said to me, "I am willing to help you on a condition."

A) My friend said to me that he is willing to help me on a condition. B) My friend said to me that he has had been willing to help me on a condition.
C) My friend said to me that he has been willing to help me on a condition. D) My friend said to me that he was willing to help me on a condition.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My friend said to me that he was willing to help me on a condition.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Be silent” I said to them.

 

A) I told them to be silent. B) I told them of being silent.
C) I said them to be silent. D) Be silent, he said to them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I told them to be silent.

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