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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.


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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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It is more difficult to walk on ice than on a concrete road because 

A) there is very little friction between the ice and feet pressing it B) ice is soft when compared to concrete
C) there is more friction between the ice and feer D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) there is very little friction between the ice and feet pressing it

Explanation:

It is the friction between the feet and the ground that helps us to walk. Without this friction we would slip and fall

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Q:

Who was the founder of Sikhism?

 

 

A) Guru Ram Das B) Guru Nanak Dev
C) Guru Angad D) Guru Gobid Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Guru Nanak Dev

Explanation:

Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak Dev ji. And the holy city of Sikhs, Amritsar was founded by Guru Ram Das Ji.

 

 

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Who among the following is a recipient of 2017 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice?

 

A) Kangana Ranaut B) Priyanka Chopra
C) Dipika Padukone D) Diya Mirza
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Priyanka Chopra

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Q:

Rain drops acquire spherical shape due to 

A) viscosity B) surface tension
C) friction D) elasticity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) surface tension

Explanation:

The Surface tension pulls the surface of the drop equally at all points thus produces the spherical shape having the minimum surface area. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together.

                                 Rain_drops_acquire_spherical_shape_due_to1558074071.png image 

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Q:

Where is the Longest Corridor in India ?

Answer



Rameshwaram Temple Corridor (5000 feet)


 

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Q:

1 Joule is Equal to

A) 10^3 ergs B) 10^6 ergs
C) 10^7 ergs D) 10^5 ergs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10^7 ergs

Explanation:

1 Joule = 107 ergs = 0.000239 Kilo Calories.

      • Joule is the Unit of Energy.

Joule is equal to Energy transferred to an object when a force of One Newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a distance of one metre.(1 N-m)

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Q:

 A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated by

A) Fractional distillation B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography D) Any of them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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Q:

The largest southern most single Island in India is

A) Rameswaram Island B) Minicoy Island
C) Car Nicobar Island D) Great Nicobar Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Great Nicobar Island

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